Day: January 27, 2021

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News Release

 Flood advisory until 2 p.m. on Jan. 28

Heavy rain expected to cause urban and small stream flooding.

Marchel Nelson and Tom Ament, owners of Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home in Hollister. Photo by John Chadwell.

Health

The last responders of San Benito County

With one funeral director fighting COVID-19, local mortuary owners speak on working through the pandemic.

Kira Wiman and Leila Clifford, teachers at Ladd Lane School. Photo courtesy of HSD.

News Release

Hollister School District partners with Supporting Inclusive Practices to build inclusive classrooms

Two HSD instructors talk about the experience of co-teaching.

News Release

Weather Advisory—County crews available for hazards

Sandbags are available to residents at the county yard, located at 3220 Southside Road in Hollister.

Photo courtesy of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital.

Community Opinions

COMMUNITY OPINION: On the COVID-19 vaccine

Mary Zanger writes that the new vaccine is a medical breakthrough like the polio vaccine was in the past.

Future location of a roundabout outside the Rancho Vista development in San Juan Bautista. Photo by Robert Eliason.

Transportation

First Street to remain open during SJB roundabout construction

Project near Rancho Vista subdivision starts Feb. 1.

Novel Coronavirus. Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control.

Health

Jan. 27 coronavirus roundup for San Benito County

One death and 23 new cases reported, 5,225 people have tested positive, 329 are active patients, 4,844 have recovered and 52 have died; the county’s current positivity rate is 15.7%.