Slideshow: Liberty Bank celebrates birthday
Liberty Bank had a big crowd for its 20th anniversary party last week at its Boulder Creek branch.
County officials weighing whether to preemptively adhere to new order
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Tuesday are expected to discuss whether the county will join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order recently issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Teen killed on Highway 236
A 17-year-old girl from Boulder Creek was killed after her car ran off the road on Highway 236 Tuesday afternoon.
Obit: Richard “Ernie” Poston 1/5/1935 – 5/19/2014
Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Richard “Ernie” Poston died Monday, May 19, 2014. Poston was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1935. He served the public on the San Antonio police force after military service in the US Navy. He relocated to California in 1966, eventually settling in Boulder Creek.
Newspaper office sets holiday hours
The Press-Banner office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24 and 25, and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 to observe the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
Teens deal with mother’s killing
Richard Chavez was like a father to his girlfriend’s children, Aubrey and Stewart Newell. He was a fixture in their childhoods, they said, and they trusted him.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 26, 2025
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,...