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April 3, 2026

Dispatch Log

Scotts Valley Police Department

Obituary: Michael Tyner Alsbury

Michael Tyner Alsbury

Home & Garden: Scotts Valley Water District announces return of rain barrel program

In the month of November, customers of the Scotts Valley Water District will once again be able to purchase 50-gallon Ivy Rain Barrels at a severely reduced price.

Home & Garden: SV farm provides education for community, opportunity for young farmer

The future of local farming could be taking place in Scotts Valley, as a local woman’s partnership with a young farmer to covert her seven-acre property into a functioning farm has proven bountiful for both.

SLV Homeschool builds wetlands at school campus

What was once a shallow dirt pit in the back of a classroom on the former Quail Hollow Elementary School campus has now been transformed into a functioning wetland.

Popular new K9 unit hits the streets of Scotts Valley

After an intensive, six-week basic handler’s course in Reno, Scotts Valley Police Officer Brandon Polito and Atlas, SVPD’s new K-9 unit was deployed to begin official duty on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

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SV Chamber to host celebration for Community Award winners

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Obituary: Stella George

Stella George, a resident of Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley, was born to a loving Greek immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York.

Obituary: Ivan Frederick Smith

Ivan Frederick Smith

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