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April 12, 2026

Polo Ranch barn likely to be demolished

The outlook is bleak for those wishing to preserve the Polo Ranch barn in Scotts Valley, as a last-minute agreement by the Scotts Valley City Council to gauge the interest in possibly moving the structure to the Pasatiempo Golf Course seems unlikely to gain traction.

UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed on Granite Creek Road

A 71-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after a head-on collision with a large truck on Granite Creek Road in Scotts Valley.

Postal delivery truck and 2,000 letters destroyed in Felton

A postal delivery truck and more than 2,000 pieces of mail inside were destroyed by fire after the truck drove into a ditch in Felton early Tuesday afternoon.

Man killed while walking on Highway 17 over weekend

A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man was struck by a car and killed while walking along Highway 17 near Pasatiempo early Saturday morning.

Fire burns home in Felton

No one was injured as a vacant home on Highway 9 in Felton burned to the ground early Thursday morning.

A history of the Polo Ranch barn

The Polo Barn, located on the Polo Ranch near Carbonero Creek in north Scotts Valley, was constructed in 1930 for Marion Hollins, a prominent sportswomen, women’s rights pioneer and entrepreneur.

Community preschool celebrates new year with open house

A longtime destination for early childhood education in the Highlands Park in Ben Lomond has new owners and a new lease on life in the wake of a July 1, 2013 acquisition by the nonprofit Community Bridges.

SVPD welcomes familiar name to lieutenant’s post

The Scotts Valley police welcomed a new lieutenant with a very familiar name to the department on Monday, as Lt. Stephen Walpole, Jr. was officially sworn in as a SVPD officer in a ceremony at Scotts Valley City Hall.

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