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Encompass Community Services’ Head Start and Early Head Start programs will remain open through Oct. 31, ensuring uninterrupted early learning, nutrition and family support services for more than 250 children and families across Santa Cruz County. This stability was made possible through a local partnership...

Scotts Valley Police Department is encouraging families and students to buckle up their helmets and lace up their sneakers for National Walk and Roll to School Day on Thursday, Oct. 9.  This annual event celebrates the benefits of exercise and brings attention to the need...

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why he should fill the seat left vacant by the sudden resignation of the prior vice mayor, Allan Timms, he proceeded...

What began as a grassroots effort to help San Lorenzo Valley families in need has grown into one of the Valley’s most cherished traditions: The Mountain Affair. This year, Community Bridges’ Mountain Community Resources (MCR) will host the 40th Annual Mountain Affair on Friday, Oct....

Felton and local area residents expecting to review their fire district’s budget this week were left in the dark after the Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) failed to meet basic legal notice requirements. A legal notice published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that the...

Robin Hood takes center stage in SLV Theatre production This October, the SLV Theatre Department will present “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood,” a comedic adventure through Sherwood Forest written by Mary Lynn Dobson. Directed by San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors Twain Bayless and...

According to leaders of the City of Scotts Valley, the city is doing A-OK. On Sept. 16, the Senior Life Association of Scotts Valley hosted the annual State of the City address at The Landing. The theater was filled with local residents who had questions...

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s 2025 Homecoming royalty—King Olin Bates and Queen Jennifer Black—were crowned Saturday during the Cougar football team’s 20-0 win against Greenfield at home. Prior to the game, the second annual Homecoming parade took place Sept. 26 in downtown Felton. The event featured...

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the redwoods of Ben Lomond will ring with the sound of bagpipes as the community comes together for the town’s first-ever Scottish Day Festival. Hosted by the Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA), this free event celebrates the town’s Scottish roots with...

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced that he had secured $14.6 million in reimbursements for local governments in California’s 19th Congressional District from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help repair and restore infrastructure damaged by the 2023 and 2024 winter storms. “Our communities continue...