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July 8, 2025

Tips help keep older drivers safe on the road

Aging is inevitable, and it’s important to maintain safety while driving at every age. Below are several tips from the American Automotive Association to help drivers remain safe behind the wheel into their golden years.

Baymonte after-school club gives students lowdown on high tech

A group of parents with backgrounds in the tech industry of the Silicon Valley recently began an after-school club at Baymonte Christian School with the aim of getting young people excited about the prospect of a future in computing.

Parcel tax wording to be heard Friday

Trustees from the Scotts Valley Unified School District this week will decide the final wording of a parcel tax measure the district will send to voters in June.

Horses replaced by cattle in Glenwood Preserve property

Visitors to Siltanen Park and residents of Tabor Drive may have noticed in recent weeks that the horses, once so familiar a sight in the open pasture of the adjacent Glenwood Open Space Preserve, have disappeared.

Lompico water board members look to mend rift

Lompico Water District board members Chris Kilgus and Jane Wyckoff hope to mend relations between the five-member board and the district’s staff, even as the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury investigates the district’s practices.

Bethany cafeteria, student hub on the way

A three-story student center will rise from the ashes of the blaze that destroyed Bethany University’s cafeteria last summer.

Mountain lion spotted in Scotts Valley

Someone reported seeing a mountain lion in a tree-filled backyard of a Scotts Valley home early Christmas morning, according to the Scotts Valley Police Department.

Grocery store employees begin strike

Employees of Nob Hill Foods are striking at the Scotts Valley grocery store to protest the corporation’s recent implementation of a new pay and benefits structure.

Newly-opened Veterans Village Provides Stability, Path for Healing

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At an afternoon gathering in Ben Lomond Saturday, local service providers united to mark the opening of a housing project meant to help veterans get and stay off the streets.  The Veterans’ Village, formerly Jaye’s Timberlane Resort, features a series of 10 rustic cabins swathed...

Business Notes: Virgo Rising to help food bank, offer discounts

Felton gift shop Virgo Rising will host a benefit food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 20 through 25.

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...