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Bird-deterrent installation to cause Highway 9 delays

January 29, 2026

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Santa Cruz County forms S.H.I.E.L.D. subcommittee to prepare for federal immigration actions

January 29, 2026

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Scotts Valley announces reopening of Skypark Big Kid Playground

January 29, 2026

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Former Scotts Valley police chief hired as second-in-command at UCSC force

January 29, 2026

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Fatal crash reported on southbound Highway 17

January 28, 2026

Bird-deterrent installation to cause Highway 9 delays

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Travelers will continue to encounter one-way traffic control in both directions of Highway 9 for the installation of devices designed to keep birds from...

Strictly Speaking | When Herbs Become Teachers

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Step into the woods and something shifts. Your pace slows. Your senses wake up. What once looked like an ordinary path becomes a living...

Santa Cruz County forms S.H.I.E.L.D. subcommittee to prepare for federal immigration actions

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Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27 authorized the creation of an ad hoc subcommittee aimed at preparing the county for potential...

Scotts Valley announces reopening of Skypark Big Kid Playground

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City of Scotts Valley will celebrate the reopening of the newly replaced Skypark Big Kid Playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, Jan. 31, from...

Former Scotts Valley police chief hired as second-in-command at UCSC force

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After all the fanfare surrounding his departure, former Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole Jr. only ended up spending a few days as a...

Plain Talk About Food | The ‘Real’ Blackberry

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I simply cannot pass a display of blackberries at any fruit stand without buying at least one “clamshell” of those luscious berries, which are...

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Strictly Speaking | When Herbs Become Teachers

January 29, 2026

Step into the woods and something shifts. Your pace slows. Your senses wake up. What once looked like an ordinary path becomes a living classroom, filled with plants that have stories to tell and healing properties waiting to be understood. Being outdoors in our natural world, growing a seed into...