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Scotts Valley
April 4, 2026

Downed trees block Highway 9; Lockhart Gulch

Highway 9 closed north of Boulder Creek

Rainfall totals inch up in valley

A week of regular rainfall resulted in seven inches of precipitation in the San Lorenzo Valley between Wednesday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, March 2.

Obituary: Bonnie J. Byrd

Bonnie J. Byrd

Chowder cooks win again

The Scotts Valley-based team 4 Men and a Clam captured their second straight win at the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off last weekend.

Immel named VCUM board chair; search for executive director begins

A month after the passing of Valley Churches United Missions' founder and longtime Executive Director Annette Marcum, the organization's staff, volunteers, and board of directors are hard at work to continue her legacy.

SVMS bond measure to appear in June ballot

It's now official. After a unanimous vote of the Scotts Valley Unified School District's Board of Trustees on Tuesday night, a proposal for a $35 million bond measure to replace the dilapidated Scotts Valley Middle School is officially headed for voters in the June 3 election.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Valley People

Locals excel in the classroom

Supervisors put parcel tax for parks on ballot

The Santa Cruz County Supervisors unanimously voted to put an $8.50 parcel tax on the June ballot to help continue to maintain county parks in the unincorporated parts of the county.

Obituary: Ray Kenneth Lovell

Ray Kenneth Lovell

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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...