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Scotts Valley
August 27, 2026

Candidates announced for sheriff-coroner race

The race for the seat of Santa Cruz County Sheriff is shaping up to be a three-horse race, as Chief Deputy Jim Hart, retired Lt. Robert Pursley, Jr., and retired Lt. Roger Wildey are set to appear on the June 3 ballot.

Business notes

Salon to turn 30 with celebration, donations to SPCA

Obituary: William Wallace Burton

William Wallace Burton

Inside county property auctions

The office of the Santa Cruz County Treasurer and Tax Collector recently announced that, in an effort to collect $3.2 million owed in unpaid property taxes, penalties, and fees, as many as 186 parcels of land within the county could be headed to the auction block.

Sheriff-Coroner won’t seek re-election

Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner Phil Wowak announced last week that he will not seek re-election for a second 4-year term at the elected post.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Valley People

Local earns academic honor

With fur intact

Ben Lomond firefighter Mike Zerweck was part of a volunteer fire crew who controlled a house fire at 290 Urbana Lane inBen Lomond on Sunday morning. Among Zerwick’s duties was rescuing a family dog and returning it to the happy owner.

News briefs

Director sought for musical

Smithsonian sends exhibit to Boulder Creek

The Smithsonian Institution has chosen the San Lorenzo Valley Museum to host “The Way We Worked,” an exhibition that is part of the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street project.

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Arrest made in Scotts Valley fires

A suspect has been arrested in connection with multiple vegetation fires reported Aug. 19 in Scotts Valley, according to a joint announcement from Cal...