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James H. Atherton

James H. Atherton, 58, died at home in Morgan Hill on January 6, 2009. His wife Colleen, and good friend Anno Hermanns were with him.

Flores: ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ is a rollercoaster love story

‘The Five-Year Engagement’ starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt

With Covid rates rising, health officials urge caution

With the Bay Area currently showing the highest Covid-19 infection rates in California, health officers are reminding people of the importance of safety precautions such as continued masking indoors and vaccine boosters. The current wave of infections is fueled by the highly contagious Omicron subvariants,...

County rescinds vaccine verification order

Due to new state rules regarding the wearing of masks in the workplace, Santa Clara County has rescinded its May 18 health order requiring employers to determine workers’ vaccination status. New regulations approved by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and...

Changing of the guard

Gilroy Elks Lodge #1567 recently installed their new officers

Hollister teen dies in drowning off Santa Cruz beach

A Hollister teen was declared dead Sunday evening after he slipped off rocks and fell into the water off Panther Beach in Santa Cruz, according to authorities.

A Veteran Newspaper Woman’s Farewell to the Dispatch

What an incredible quarter century I have spent working for these community newspapers. Twenty five years spent learning, teaching and contributing to producing your local newspaper. I had several mentors over the years, who each had many more years here than I have racked up. They taught me so much about each department, how it works and how they all fit together. Thank you to each and every one of you (you know who you are) for investing in me and making me better. Much of my work was behind the scenes, planning and organizing, making sure everything came together on deadline.  I loved every minute of it!

Laura Jeanne Baker-Hetzer

Laura Jeanne Baker-Hetzer died Saturday, April 9, 2005 at

City of Gilroy cleared of liability in shooting deaths at Armendariz residence

The City of Gilroy has been dismissed from all litigation filed by the families of two young men who died as a result of a 2021 shooting at the home of City Council member Rebeca Armendariz.  City officials announced the dismissal from the lawsuits on...

Remember the man behind the dream

'We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, 'Wait.'" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail

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