District boots San Lorenzo Valley High School cheer team from practice space
San Lorenzo Valley High School varsity and junior varsity cheer squads have been practicing their aerials, basket tosses and roundoffs in the campus’s cafeteria since 1992. The space allows for throwing stunts into the air, storing and laying out the required heavy and expensive...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 15, 2023
Covid-19 test kits now available at libraries
Santa Cruz Public Libraries has announced the availability of Covid-19 Test Kits at all library branches.
These free kits, provided by the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency, are designed for at-home use, making it easier than ever...
Zayante Fire launches fundraiser for early warning system sirens
In the event of an emergency, residents know that 9-1-1 is the number to call. Now, Zayante Fire Protection District’s Chief Jeff Maxwell is putting out his own call to the community for help in establishing a series of disaster-response programs.
Maxwell is seeking to...
Scotts Valley Police investigate parking lot pigeon massacre
Scotts Valley police have launched an animal abuse investigation following the apparent willful killing of several pigeons last week, according to authorities.
Just before 12:30pm on Sept. 8, a local resident called the Scotts Valley Police Department reporting a truck had just accelerated into a...
Bay Federal Credit Union raises $21K for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Bay Federal Credit Union employees raised $16,420 during their annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals fundraiser. With the addition of a philanthropic match from CO-OP Financial Services of $5,000, Bay Federal presented the CMN Hospitals with a check totaling $21,420.
Every year the seven Bay...
Valley Churches United to mark 40 years with Ruby Gala
As anniversary gifts go, the good stuff comes later in the relationship. The traditional first anniversary present is paper, the 10th anniversary is tin or aluminum, and the 16th anniversary brings wax or silverware.
The folks at Valley Churches United (VCU) are skipping straight to...
Free Narcan distribution set for Sunday in Felton
Over the past year, Santa Cruz Community Health clocked 1,700 patient visits at its Mountain Health Center in Ben Lomond, which opened in early 2022.
The organization is continuing to deepen its roots in the San Lorenzo Valley, including through a fentanyl-antidote-distribution drive at the...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 8, 2023
Tandy Beal & Co presents ‘Wide Wide World’
Tandy Beal & Company will present its visionary arts education program, Wide Wide World, this fall to four grades at Vine Hill Elementary School in Scotts Valley.
Teaching artists from around the world, who live locally, are highlighted....
Felton Farmers’ Market to host Apple-A-Day Festival
The Felton Farmers’ Market is hosting the Apple-A-Day Festival, a celebration honoring the APPLE. This event has become a beloved tradition over the past decade, and we’re so happy to be rolling it out again this summer.
Apples have been one of the most important...
As local economic recovery accelerates, report highlights workforce needs in Santa Cruz County
The 2023 State of the Workforce report by the Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board (WDB) shows that the local economy is experiencing a robust recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, recovering faster than the state and the rest of the country.
Overall,...
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...