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Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a recent graduate of Scotts Valley High School and the daughter of Asta Dauksa, a Teamsters Local 2010 member employed by...

When Oscar Wilde walked into court in London in 1895, he was one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. Within months, his career, reputation, finances and freedom would be shattered. That dramatic transformation is at the heart of Moisés Kaufman’s “Gross Indecency: The...

Scotts Valley Police Department officers will visit Scotts Valley Middle School and Scotts Valley High School over the next several weeks to provide bicycle, pedestrian and e-bike safety education. The program, which has traditionally included bicycle safety, has been expanded to address the growing popularity...

Felton’s Covered Bridge County Park was positively teeming with kids of all ages last weekend, as the long-awaited Felton Pump Track was opened to the public. In preparation for Saturday’s event, the fencing had been dropped around the perimeter of the track on Friday; once...

On Sept. 16, Scotts Valley City Council honored Mali LaGoe with a proclamation, as her final day in the city manager chair approached. In the official document, she was lauded for stabilizing the workforce, reducing vacancies and fostering a mission-driven organization. “Mali modernized City operations through...

If you’re looking for belly laughs that come in fits and leave you wanting more, Mountain Community Theater’s (MCT) production of Neil Simon’s “Rumors” delivers them with dizzying speed, sharp comic timing and a talented cast that brings Simon’s script into hilarious focus. Directed by...

Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, with assistance from the County of Santa Cruz, will host a free workshop Oct. 6 for residents looking to prepare their rural properties for winter. The “Living on Rural Properties: Winter Preparedness for Santa Cruz Mountains Residents” workshop...

For Imani Wilson, repair is not a new idea. It is something she grew up with, and something that eventually became part of her own working life. “My connection to repair goes back much further than The Repair Movement,” Wilson said. “My father was a...

Scotts Valley’s Trouble 12U-B softball team gathered Sept. 2 before the Scotts Valley City Council, where they were lauded and applauded for their winning season and received a proclamation from the council. Mayor Donna Lind reflected on watching the team compete at June’s Rally in...

A few years back, a consultant report identified “inclusion” as an area where the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District had room to improve. SLVUSD partnered with an organization called Inclusion Counts using grant funds from the California Department of Education Antibias Education Grant Program;...