Scotts Valley Eagle Scouts recognized
Two Scotts Valley Boy Scouts were honored during the summer as they achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Music studio class launches in Scotts Valley
A month into the school year, the 24 students of Beth Hollenbeck’s music production and recording arts class are diving into the technical world of the recording industry.
Press-Banner seeks community reporter
The Press-Banner is a community-based newspaper that is published weekly. We are seeking a person with strong writing skills preferably with a journalism degree. Understanding of the local area, businesses, and people is a plus. The position is part-time and offers 25 to 30 hours per week.
Boulder Creek Could Get $3.5M In Upgrades
Boulder Creek is now in line for $3.5 million that could be coming from more than 2,800 miles away—Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.—for a couple key improvements to the historic lumber town’s infrastructure.
On July 7, Congressional Representative Anna Eshoo announced $2 million for a...
Police launch public records tracking program
In an effort to widen channels of community communication and its officers, the Scotts Valley Police Department recently launched an online records management program.
‘Crimes of the Heart’ leads off theater’s 30th year
New York Magazine once wrote of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Crimes of the Heart,” “From time to time, a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre.”
Service award singles out Ben Lomond woman
When Ben Lomond native Britney Overbeck saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the news in 2005, she felt a compelling urge to do something. The calling to help Katrina’s victims was so powerful that Overbeck lost sleep over it.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
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...

















