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April 4, 2026

Logging trucks to be re-routed from Boulder Creek neighborhood

In what can be a considered a win for neighbors, a proposed logging operation near Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club has shrunken its scope and chosen to send trucks carrying logs on a different, less inhabited route.

Musical production of ‘Legally Blonde’ set to open at SVHS

Some 30 Scotts Valley High School students will take the stage next Friday, singing and dancing as the curtain rises on the theater department's rendering of “Legally Blonde — The Musical.”

Water conservation efforts increase as hot weather approaches

As the summer months approach in the midst of what's been described as a three-year drought, local water districts are taking steps to encourage customers to conserve water supplies that were not sufficiently replenished by the sparse winter rains.

Mountain Charlie Challenge approaches

Registration is ongoing for the 2014 Mountain Charlie Challenge bicycle ride to support the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation’s programs.

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City ADA committee to meet

Community garden honoring Marcum breaks ground

Approximately 40 people descended upon the undeveloped lot between the Scotts Valley Senior Center and the Scotts Valley Community Center on Kings Village Road last Saturday to participate in the first day of work on what will become a community garden honoring the memory of Valley Churches United Missions' late founder, Annette Marcum.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Measles outbreak has county health officials on guard

An outbreak of measles in the Bay Area has Santa Cruz County health officials on alert, as the highly contagious disease has infected 49 people in California already this year.

Obituary: Don Edward Miller

Don Edward Miller

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Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market opens Saturday

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...