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March 28, 2024

Crews break ground on South Valley Middle School modernization

Gilroy’s school board in the mid-1950s was relieved when they received a bid that was within their budget to replace the seismically unsound high school near downtown. The bid was for $467,000, the only one under the budget of roughly $500,000, according to history compiled...

Volunteers work to reopen Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs

After more than a half a century of being closed, a group of volunteers is working to restore and reopen the Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs.  The volunteers are a part of the Gilroy Hot Springs Conservancy led by President Lucie Vogel.  The money the Gilroy Hot...

Christopher field hockey team puts together dominating performance

Even after victories, coaches tend to nitpick on things their teams could have done better. But Christopher High field hockey coach Dani Hemeon admitted there wasn’t much—if anything—she could offer in constructive criticism after the host Cougars dominated Leigh 3-0 on Aug. 26.  “They did...

Limelight theater returns to action with ‘Ripcord’

When the actors of Limelight last stepped on the downtown Gilroy stage, it was for one of the final rehearsals for “Tigers Be Still,” which was set to be the theater company’s first show under the direction of South Valley Civic Theatre. But just days...

Supervisors to consider no-confidence vote on sheriff

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution declaring no confidence in County Sheriff Laurie Smith at its next meeting Tuesday. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called for Smith's resignation Aug. 16 over allegations of poor jail management, lack of transparency and...

Air quality advisories in effect for Friday, Saturday

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing air quality advisories for Friday and Saturday because of wildfire smoke but says the pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards and prompt a Spare the Air alert. Smoke from wildfires across California...

Christopher football team looks to hang tough in A division

Every sports team needs players who lead by example. Christopher High football stalwarts Payton Wheeler and Rossi Oteri are splitting reps in practice at one of the offensive tackle positions, a byproduct of the Cougars graduating their entire offensive line.  “Payton and Rossi are the...

Local Eagle Scouts honored for making highest rank

Gilroy’s Troop 711 announced that scouts Andrew Sullivan, Braeden Will, Cam Diskowski and Connor Murphy have each earned scouting's highest advancement rank, the Eagle Scout Award.  In addition to earning the 21 required merit badges, each Eagle Candidate dedicated countless hours to managing the implementation...

Gilroy High football team kicks off new era

Gilroy High football coach Tim Pierleoni liked what he saw after his team scrimmaged Seaside on Aug. 20.  “I’m very happy with the way the kids played,” said Pierleoni, who returned to his alma mater in the off-season after spending 11 seasons on the sideline...

Section of Highway 152/10th Street remains closed after semi-truck fire

UPDATE: All lanes reopened as of 7:45am Aug. 26, according to Gilroy Police. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The westbound lanes of Highway 152/10th Street between Camino Arroyo and Highway 101 remain closed nearly 12 hours after a semi-truck caught fire in the area on Aug. 25. According to Gilroy Police,...

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