The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County has announced that it has raised all the funds it needs to protect land on either side of Highway 17 for a wildlife tunnel. The final piece of funding was a $200,000 grant from the Coastal Conservancy to help purchase an easement on 170 acres west of the highway at Laurel Curve.

Like an old Andy Hardy movie, the Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild has rallied volunteers, identified experts and infrastructure materials and received substantial assistance from the city.

The former Aviza property near Scotts Valley’s Skypark appears to be nearly ready to receive a clean bill of health from environmental inspectors, after more than three decades of federal “Super Fund” cleanup activity.

A record-setting election final ended this week, as Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin certified the results of the election held nearly one month earlier.

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual awards for 2016, which will be presented at a Jan.21 Community Awards Gala.

The findings of the annual Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project were released last week by The United Way of Santa Cruz County. The study this year was generally good news, showing a healthier community by a number of standards.