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What many locals will recognize as the cheerful red barn (visible off Hecker Pass Highway, not far from Syngenta Flowers) is opening back up for the season this Friday. 

Sheriff’s deputies began conducting dozens of interviews with Morgan Hill and Fremont teens who might know anything about Sobrato High School sophomore Sierra LaMar, who was reported missing Friday.

Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to rescue two severely injured family members from an overturned blue Honda Accord on Hecker Pass Road about a mile from Pole Line Road on Sunday morning.

Jeannie A. Glass passed away in Hollister at the age of 51. She was born in Tucson, AZ and lived in Hollister since 1976. She married her husband, Jere, in 1991 in Hollister.

House of Thunder Harley-Davidson was awarded Harley-Davidson’s Silver Bar & Shield Circle of Achievement Award for the 2011 calendar year. House of Thunder Harley-Davidson earned the Silver Circle of Achievement Award for the Western region based on their motorcycle and related sales performance, an evaluation of customer service and satisfaction, and various operational measures. 

The Gilroy High boys varsity volleyball team collected a 3-1 record and a Silver Bracket championship at the Hammering and Roofing Seminar hosted by Willow Glen High School in San Jose on Saturday.

Carolina de Jesus Duran, 48, of Gilroy passed away March 9, 2012. Mother of Welfer, Dagoberto, Cynthia, Eduardo, Rene, and Jose. Grandmother of 13. Daughter of Javier Gutierrez and the late Filomena. Sister of Gloria, Javier, Elubia, Elba, Antoinette, Sandra and Carlos. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

On December 27, 2011, Ignacio M. Hernandez passed away peacefully in Phoenix AZ. Loving husband to the late Amelia G. Hernandez and son Ignacio Jr. Beloved father to Barbara, David Hernandez and daughter-in-law Esmeralda. Proud and Precious grandfather to Anthony and Bianca Hernandez, Alfonso Hernandez, Alex and Kelli Cruz, and David Matthew Cruz. Beloved brother to Frances Sandoval, Inez Hernandez and sister-in-law Angie. Uncle of many newphews and nieces, Carrasco Family of Gilroy, CA, and Hernandez Family of Phoenix, AZ.

Authorities have located the airplane that crashed in the Diablo Mountains and the deceased victim of the accident. 

Authorities are searching for a plane they believe crashed this week somewhere near New Idria, according to a statement from the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.