Monthly Archives: June 2018
County board supports transportation spending plan
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday showed support for a transportation plan for use of revenue from the proposed 1 percent sales tax on November's...
Brush fire shuts down 156 near Hollister
A brush fire led to a temporary shutdown for part of Highway 156 near Hollister on Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was reported at 1:16 p.m.....
County approves new 10-year Recology deal
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday agreed to a new 10-year agreement with Recology for waste services.
Supervisors unanimously approved the contract, extending the current provider...
Queens promote upcoming rodeo, parade
The new rodeo queen and the 2017 queen spoke to the San Benito County Board on Tuesday about the upcoming Saddle Horse Show &...
Panetta, others issue statement on North Korea summit
Congressman Jimmy Panetta put out a statement on the summit involving President Trump and North Korea's Jim Jong-Un as part of the local representative's...
Hollister OKs changes to sewer rates
Hollister City Council members at a special meeting Monday OK'd lowering wastewater and septage rates for residential and school users but increasing the fees...
Public toilets placed in Hollister to prevent Hepatitis A outbreak
The county's public health officer Tuesday said the agency had two portable bathrooms placed in Hollister to help prevent the spread of Hepatitis A...
Elections chief expects most remaining ballots counted this week
County Clerk Joe Paul Gonzalez updated supervisors Tuesday and told them his elections office would count an additional 3,000 ballots later Tuesday and another...
County honors youth for environmental work
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors honored Shelby O'Neil for her environmental work by convincing Dignity Health and Alaska Airlines to ban single-use...
Kids at the Park celebrates 25 years
The 25th annual Kids at the Park event put on by a variety of local agencies is set for June 20 at Dunne Park.
The...