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Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached nearly $742 million, an increase of 13.3% over 2023. Strawberries remain the top crop in Santa Cruz County, accounting for $218.9...

Construction crews have begun work this week on a Caltrans project aimed at installing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps along Highway 9 in Ben Lomond to improve pedestrian access and safety in the area. Work started on Oct. 13 and will continue through...

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a pedestrian is killed every 72 minutes and injured every eight minutes in traffic crashes. In...

Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control has confirmed the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes near downtown Boulder Creek, marking the second confirmed case in the county, after a 2022 detection in South County. This aggressive, day-biting mosquito measures about 1/4-inch and is black and...

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...

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...

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...

Music at Skypark wraps up 16th season this Sunday The free outdoor Music at Skypark concert series concludes its 16th season this Sunday, Sept. 28, at Skypark in Scotts Valley. Organized by the volunteer Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley, the events have raised nearly $250,000...

KION TV abruptly shut down its news department this week after 56 years on the air. According to Managing Editor and Anchor Jeanette Bent, the news team had just wrapped up their morning editorial meeting, Tuesday, when corporate executives gave them the news. “We’ve been cleaning...