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October 8, 2026

News briefs

San Lorenzo Way road closure on tap

Engineer hits 40 years at Roaring Camp

It’s been 40 years since Tom Shreve joined Roaring Camp Railroads to prepare food for eager steam-train riders in the redwoods.

Valley People: McMillan off to West Point

Patrick William McMillan has been accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point and will begin four years of academic schooling after six weeks of Cadet Basic Training.

SV university welcomes Christian leadership organization

Olivet University has entered the Bethany University campus and opened its arms and doors to a worldwide alliance that equips Christian leaders in 128 nations.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Valley People: Red Ribbon Week contest winners named

Several students who won a recent poster contest were picked up from local schools Friday, Oct. 29, by Scotts Valley police in their S.W.A.T. truck and taken to lunch at Bruno’s BBQ. The students had created posters with the theme of living a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Resource center phone-athon in full swing

In hopes of generating much-needed funds to continue serving the residents of the San Lorenzo Valley, volunteers of Mountain Community Resources are making phone calls to valley residents most weeknights this month.

Scotts Valley pastor aids Haiti

Dan Bowman is not your typical family pastor. The youthful 39-year-old is stylish, tattooed and has a Black Eyed Peas song as his ringtone.

False prize checks from Canada flooding county

County residents including people in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley are being flooded with phony prize notices that claim to be from Pepsi and Reader’s Digest announced the Santa Cruz District Attorney’s office on Tuesday.

Soquel woman found deceased in river

The body of a 26-year-old woman was found Monday afternoon submerged in the San Lorenzo River behind Highlands Park in Ben Lomond.

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Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship

Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a...