CalFire: Prevent fires and injuries this Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving near, the Morgan Hill Fire Department, South Santa Clara County Fire District and Cal Fire are warning residents about the many dangers that the holiday can pose.
Thanksgiving remains the leading day for home cooking fires with three times as many cooking fires...
Market donates 500-plus turkeys to South County families
Thanks to generous donations from loyal customers of Rocca’s Market, more than 500 South County families in need will have a turkey on their Thanksgiving dinner table this week.
Dan Keith, general manager of San Martin-based Rocca’s Market, organized the donation to St. Joseph’s Family...
Valley Water rebates save water, money
Homeowners and commercial property owners who want to cut down on their outdoor water use and landscape maintenance should consider starting now or in the spring if they want to install drought-tolerant lawns, according to conservation experts.
Regardless of what time of year one is...
Christopher dominates Leland, advances to CCS D3 title game
It wasn’t even close.
The Christopher High football team outclassed Leland in every phase of the game in a 36-11 win in a Central Coast Section Division III playoff semifinal on Friday in San Jose. The No. 4 seed Cougars (7-5) advance to the championship...
Christopher standout Skyler Turiello to play field hockey at Maryville University
Skyler Turiello always thought if she would ever have the opportunity to play a sport in college, it would be soccer. After all, it’s the sport she’s been playing the longest, having first taken the pitch at age 4.
So, when it came time to...
Man arrested in relation to shooting outside Morgan Hill bar
Police arrested a Gilroy man who fired a gun during a fight outside a bar in downtown Morgan Hill on Halloween weekend, according to authorities.
About 11:35pm Oct. 29, Morgan Hill Police responded to the M&H Tavern, 17365 Monterey Road, to investigate a report of...
San Jose city council votes to preserve Coyote Valley
“Amazon-style” warehouses won't be in the future of Coyote Valley for now, as the city plans to preserve 314 acres of green space, marking a victory for local environmentalists.
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously Nov. 16 to rezone portions of the valley south...
South Valley Symphony holiday concert is Dec. 11 in Morgan Hill
The South Valley Symphony will celebrate the holidays with a concert of seasonal favorites plus a belated commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, at a Dec. 11 performance in the sanctuary of Advent Lutheran Church in Morgan Hill.
Maestro Anthony Quartuccio will preside over “A Holiday...
Gilroy High distance ace Nicholas Guzman earns CIF State Championship berth
As he was running in the Central Coast Section Championship Division II race at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 13, Gilroy High senior Nicholas Guzman’s plan was simple yet exceedingly difficult: stay with the leaders the entire way of the 2.95-mile course.
Guzman did...
Magical Bridge on track for completion by January
The Morgan Hill Magical Bridge Playground—the first inclusive recreational facility of its kind in South Valley—is on track to be completed by January, according to city staff and the park developer.
The Magical Bridge Playground project has been under construction at the Morgan Hill Community...
