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October 19, 2026

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Race Through the Redwoods celebrates 50 years in Felton

Race Through The Redwoods
Next month, several participants will run the trails through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park marking the 50th anniversary of Felton’s oldest long-distance race.

Former Finance Director Named Scotts Valley Mayor

It was a festive scene of Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple-Cranberry and chocolate chip and sugar cookies, during a special Dec. 21 Scotts Valley City Council meeting as the new mayor and vice mayor were selected. The evening marked the day Allan Timms—who became an American citizen...

‘No Preference’ is fastest growing political party

When the voter registration books were closed prior to the last Presidential Election, a record number of voters – 158,641 – were registered in Santa Cruz County.

Work set to begin on permanent Nelson Road bypass

More than three years after a massive mudslide buried a 300-foot section of rural Nelson Road in Scotts Valley, work is set to begin on a permanent repair to the road that 33 households rely upon.

A garden masterpiece

Seven ducks waddle past a chicken coop and through the bountiful 2-acre Castle Garden in Bonny Doon, scavenging for their favorite foods — perhaps surprisingly, snails and slugs.

Help Identify Hit and Run

On 07/16/2020, at approximately 9:44 , the California Highway Patrol (CHP) was requested to respond to Bear Creek Road east of View Dr. for a potential hit and run traffic collision. Upon arrival, CHP personnel located a 73 year old Boulder Creek woman identified as Sara Youhas who had been pronounced deceased at the scene. It appeared Youhas had been struck by a vehicle while walking on the road and was knocked down the embankment next to the roadway. Youhas had previously been reported missing as of 07/14/2020, at 6:30 PM. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

County Supervisors talk affordable housing

While approving fee increases paid by developers into an affordable housing fund, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors postponed decisions on whether or not to require developers to actually build affordable units as part of new housing projects.  

Family Matters

Guy C. Earl often told his four children—Alice, Martha, Guy Jr. and Eleanor—bedtime stories about his own childhood in “The Enchanted Valley” of the Owens River. ”I had the great good fortune,” he believed, “of spending my boyhood in the midst of majestic surroundings and wondrous beauty —where I walked in Paradise.” “To listen to Father,” remembered son Guy Jr., “one would think that he had spent the major portion of his life in the EnchantedValley.” In fact, his tenure there lasted only half a dozen years.

Author’s new book reflect on youth spent in Felton

For Dr. David Glass, Felton was the perfect place to transition from childhood to adulthood and, in his recently published book “Felton was so Fine,” he chronicles the history, culture and significant people that made his teenage years unique to San Lorenzo Valley.

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Scotts Valley police receive $25K traffic safety grant

Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support programs promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety. The...