Children’s Business Fair will showcase young creators
About a year ago, my mother asked me if I might be interested in participating in the Inaugural Acton Children's Business Fair of Morgan Hill, taking place in July 2021. We sat together and researched the parent organization and agreed that the ACBF of...
South County youth run in USATF Nationals
Erik Beckmen’s Coyote Valley Track and Field Club in Morgan Hill is excelling with young distance runners. Four club athletes qualified through two rounds of regional meets to compete in the US Track and Field Cross Country National Championships in Shelbyville, Indiana on Dec....
Dead birds found in rural South County raise concerns
A spate of bird deaths in rural South County has been linked to a deadly chemical found in varmint poisons, prompting local environmental health officials to reach out to property owners to make sure they are applying rodenticides safely and correctly.
Since December, the California...
Police blotter, Aug. 2-6, 2021: Assault, crashes around the city
Aug. 2
• A suspect was arrested for DUI on Forest and Lewis streets at midnight.
• An assault was reported on the 100 block of Lewis Street at 4am and 6900 block of Automall Parkway at noon.
• An assault was reported on the 300 block...
Uvas Reservoir about to overflow as wet season begins
The Uvas Reservoir in Morgan Hill is the fullest it has been in three years, pointing to a positive trend in the county’s water situation after a long dry period.
As of Jan. 4, the reservoir was 96% full, and was a few inches away...
Local Scene: Uvas Creek cleanup; ‘Eterne’ photography exhibit
Help clean up Uvas Creek
The Uvas Creek Cleanup Day is scheduled for May 20 from 9am to noon.
Volunteers are asked to meet at Christmas Hill Park, Ranch Site softball field located at 7049 Miller Ave. All equipment will be provided, including water, garbage bags,...
New laws: Youth justice, minimum wage, circus animals
Starting on Jan. 1, employers will be required to inform employees of potential exposure to Covid-19 within a day of the exposure occurring under Assembly Bill 685.
Gilroy switches stance, supports sale of St. Louise
As local officials, non-profits, unions, patients and staff this month piled on in a blitz to pressure California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to drop his efforts to block the sale of O’Connor and St. Louise hospitals to Santa Clara County, one entity was conspicuously...
Gilroy Library serves as cooling center during heat advisory
As the weather approaches triple digits, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department has opened a cooling center at the Gilroy Library.
The library, 350 West Sixth St., will operate as a cooling center on May 27-28 from 1-6pm. Due to social distancing protocols, a...
