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Lompico, SLV water merger plan presented

Staffers from the County of Santa Cruz presented two options last week that would determine two drastically different futures for the struggling Lompico County Water District.

News briefs

Backyard burn ban rescinded

Cell tower application all but dead in downtown BC

Despite protests from Boulder Creek residents asking the County of Santa Cruz Zoning Administrator to completely kill the project, Verizon Wireless was given the opportunity to revamp its plan to build a 50-foot cellular tower in downtown Boulder Creek.

Local transportation projects get financial boost

At the Thursday, Dec. 5 meeting of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, the body announced which projects in the county would receive a share of approximately $14 million in Federal transportation funds.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Haunted house nets $9K for cancer research

Students The Scotts Valley High School Haunted House presented a check for $9,399.01 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during a school board meeting this week.

‘Alice in Wonderland Jr.’ shows at middle school

The San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Performing Arts Academy will perform “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” for a second weekend December 13, 14 and 15.

Obituary: Peggy Lee Ashford

Peggy Lee Ashford

Prank leads to altercation between Felton, Ben Lomond firefighters

In what was described as a prank that escalated, an altercation between members of the Felton Fire Protection District and Ben Lomond Fire Protection District took place on the evening of Friday, Dec. 6.

Valley chamber announces awardees

The San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce this week, announced the winners of its 2013 SLV Community Awards.

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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...