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April 3, 2026

Country star to sing in valley to save horses

Country music star Lacy J. Dalton will visit Don Quixote’s International Music Hall Saturday, Dec. 14 to play a show to benefit wild horses on the Western plains.

Running away with it: SLV Girls win state title

Fourth time’s the charm for a group of San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors who took home their first California Interscholastic Federation Division IV cross country title last weekend.

Vet’s Hall reopens in downtown Santa Cruz

Veterans and their families, along with civic and community leaders gathered in Downtown Santa Cruz Wednesday, Dec. 4 to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Veterans Memorial Building.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Local businesses, author kick off children’s book drive

A trio of local businesses have joined with a local children's author to donate books to needy children of Santa Cruz County for the holidays.

Pizza shop to choose charities for $2,000 donation

Boulder Creek Pizza and Pub will donate $2,000 to charity this December, and the owner, Justin Acton has asked for the public’s input to determine which local organizations it will go to.

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Boulder Creek radio station holds logo contest

Lompico, SLV to host joint merger meeting

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District and the Lompico County Water District boards of directors will hold a joint public workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 4 to address the proposed merger of the two districts.  

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Barn demolition talks heat up

At its Wednesday, Nov. 20 meeting, the Scotts Valley City Council voted to wait 60 days before making a decision regarding the fate of the Polo Ranch barn.

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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...