Santa Cruz woman dies in DUI crash
BOULDER CREEK—A 24-year-old Santa Cruz woman died late Thursday night in a solo-vehicle DUI crash in Boulder Creek.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said Chyanne Pilgreen, 21, of Ben Lomond was driving a 2004 Nissan Xterra northbound on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek...
SLV Water District picks new director
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors on May 6 was busy interviewing, and ultimately welcoming, its newest director.
Jayme Ackemann, a Ben Lomond resident who has lived in the San Lorenzo Valley for 15 years, swept the vote and was appointed to...
Research group helping locals understand debris flows
This is the third entry in a multi-part series about debris flows. Read the first entry in the Dec. 25, 2020 edition of the Press Banner and the second in the Jan. 1, 2021 edition, or visit pressbanner.com.
Tony Nuńez, Editor
Parker Blunts is bound to...
Mobile Covid-19 Testing Comes to Felton
The number of people contracting Covid-19 in Santa Cruz County has been giving pause to community health leaders, but according to statistics from the county’s Health Service Agency, the area may be in a trend of receding cases.
Since the arrival of the Delta variant,...
Scotts Valley Library Reopens Saturday
It’s happening a few months later than originally hoped, but now, literacy fans and community boosters can rejoice—the Scotts Valley Branch Library is coming back to life.
The Grand Reopening is to go from 10am-2pm on Saturday, at its previous 251 Kings Village Road location....
Students Rally to Buy New Wheelchair for Beloved Drama Teacher
Holiday gifts come in all shapes and sizes, but the best ones come from the heart.
Just ask Kendra Kannegaard, 27, a former Scotts Valley High School student who loved theater. She has since become the school’s English and drama teacher, and theater juggernaut. Kannegaard...
Vital nonprofit reflects on tough 2020 and anticipates 2021
As the largest out of school youth provider in Santa Cruz County, the Boys and Girls Club usually serves 2,400 kids at three different clubhouses. However, the Club has greatly evolved since the onset of Covid-19. Slowly opening up after the first shelter-in-place, the...
Company to streamline rebuilding permitting process for CZU victims
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County will hire a company to handle the permitting process for residents rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed in the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.
The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the plan to hire Pleasanton-based engineering firm 4Leaf, Inc....
BAM Homes Hopes to Ease Rebuilding Woes
Residents whose homes were burned to the ground during the CZU Lightning Complex fires in August of 2020 have hope on the horizon: Bay Area Manufactured Homes (BAM Homes) is working in conjunction with state and local authorities to provide affordable, safe and comfortable...
Homeless Point-in-Time Count shows continued progress in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership (H4HP) has released results of the 2025 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, demonstrating a significant drop in individuals...
