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For many high school sports teams at this time, having fun and enjoying the experience of playing a season supersedes wins and losses—especially given what’s happened in the last year dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.  Christopher and San Benito’s girls basketball teams—while still wanting to...

An attorney representing a group of Gilroy parents threatened a lawsuit if the Gilroy Unified School District does not offer in-person learning for middle and high school students before the end of the school year on June 4. In a May 2 letter, which was...

Gilroy Rodeo announces 2021 dates The Gilroy Rodeo announced recently that its 2021 event will be held Aug. 13-15, after a year hiatus due to Covid-19. More details are expected to be released soon, organizers said. Flag Team practices will begin May 20. For information and to...

April 26 • Vandalism was reported on the 800 block of Welburn Avenue. • Theft was reported on the 1100 block of Peterson Drive at 10am. April 27 • A vehicle was stolen on the 5900 block of Frazier Lake Road. • A vehicle was burglarized on the 7400...

As Gabriela Baxter kept on clearing the bar in the girls high jump event, coaches and fellow competitors marveled in the ease in how she did it. This is basically Baxter’s first full season in the event, as her freshman year on Christopher High’s...

A rainbow flag will fly at Gilroy City Hall in June in recognition of LGBTQ Pride Month. Some Gilroy City Councilmembers on May 3, however, wondered if that decision would open the floodgates for others that want to fly their flag at the building. The council...

Donald “Elvis” Prieto, better known as Gilroy’s King of Rock n’ Roll who would go out of his way to help anyone in need, died on May 1. He was 54. Prieto leaves behind family and friends too numerous to list here, as well as...

Gilroy High softball coach Dusty Lester knows how important Senior Night is for the players who are set to graduate in June. Given the unpredictable nature of Covid-19, Lester decided to hold Senior Night early in the season rather than near the end.  “If something...

Those looking to own a piece of history in Gilroy have a couple of options. Two homes, at 1980 Pacheco Pass Highway and 7040 Church St., are on the market. The Pacheco Pass home was built by Horace Willson in 1859, and it was the first...

Gilroy native serves aboard USS Iwo Jima A 2013 Christopher High School graduate and native of Gilroy is serving aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Petty Officer 2nd Class Caleb Byrum, who joined the Navy five years ago, serves as a...