An article in the Hollister Freelance heralded the retirement of UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor Bill Coates, who reporter Adam Breen called a "human repository of local agricultural knowledge." Coates ended a 35-year-career with UCCE on Wednesday.

The Imperial Valley Press ran a feature on 4-H advisor Mary Harmon, who retired after 16 years in that position on two separate occasions (1978-1990, 2007-2011). Harmon has been involved in...