VCUM budget tops $1M
Annette Marcum, the founder and executive director of Ben Lomond’s Valley Churches United Missions, remembers sitting at a table in 1985 to work out the nonprofit’s first budget, a modest $11,175. Since then, the group that was created to give direct help to those in need of basic necessities has grown — a lot.
Ben Lomond Man Dies in Highway Crash
A 61-year-old man from Ben Lomond died after his car veered off Highway 17 and smashed into a metal pole Sunday.
Just before 9am, Thomas Jacobson was approaching El Rancho Drive northbound when his 1991 Honda left the road for an unknown reason.
Investigators say it’s...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 5, 2025
Santa Cruz County readies for 48th Annual Apple Pie Contest
Santa Cruz County is gearing up for its 48th Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest, set to take place at the upcoming Santa Cruz County Fair.
Organized by the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, the event promises...
SVMS staff takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Some 30 teachers, administrators and staffers of Scotts Valley Middle School gathered on the campus’ field last Friday where, in view of parents and students, they were sprayed by members of the Scotts Valley Fire District.
Game on: Scotts Valley blanks St. Francis in first county football game of pandemic
By Juan Reyes, Staff Reporter
The Scotts Valley High football team on March 11 shut out St. Francis High, 12-0, at Santa Cruz High School in the county’s first football game of the 2021 pandemic-impacted season.
Scotts Valley coach Louie Walters, who had previously retired at...
KION shutters news department without warning
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...
