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Construction details finalized for Sports Complex

The Scotts Valley Unified School District has finished formulating construction details for the planned Scotts Valley High Sports Complex.

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.

Marjorie Ann Roussopoulos: May 30, 1928 — March 9, 2013

A memorial service will be Saturday, March 16, for longtime Bonny Doon resident Marjorie Ann Roussopoulos, who died Saturday, March 9, at her home in Bonny Doon. She was 84.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 29 6 p.m.: Officers arrested a suspect and booked him into county jail for public intoxication on the 16900 block of Highway 236 in Boulder Creek. Sept. 28 6 p.m.: A theft from an unlocked car was reported on the 400 block of Brookdale Street. The suspect was arrested and booked into county jail and the stolen objects were returned to their rightful owner. 11:10 p.m.: A suspect was arrested and booked into county jail for assault with a deadly weapon on Riverside Drive in Boulder Creek. Sept. 27 12 a.m.: Officers arrested a suspect for public intoxication and vandalism on the 100 block of Mountain Street in Boulder Creek. Sept. 26 1 p.m.: A person was reported missing from a mental health facility on the 6900 block of Rose Acres Lane in Felton. 12:16 p.m.: A female suspect was arrested and taken into custody by officers for violating her probation on the 200 block of Meadow Drive in Boulder Creek. The woman allegedly caused $400 worth of damage to the patrol vehicle that was transporting her. Sept. 25 12 a.m.: It was reported that several vandalisms occurred on the 15600 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. Sept. 24 12 a.m.: Officers arrested a male suspect for suspected assault with a deadly weapon at Ben Lomond Market on the 9400 block of Mill Street in Ben Lomond. 9 a.m.: A citizen reported a theft of over $950 at the intersection of Highway 9 and Toll House Gulch Road in Felton. 12 p.m.: It was reported that an unknown suspect had stolen approximately $200 worth of property from a front yard on the 200 block of Blue Ridge Drive in Boulder Creek. Sept. 23 2:02 p.m.: A man was arrested for public intoxication on the 13700 block of Highway 9 in Boulder Creek. Sept. 21 5:31 a.m.: An intoxicated man was arrested after he was found sleeping in the roadway on the 800 block of Quail Hollow Road in Felton. Sept. 20 11:57 p.m.: Officers arrested a man after he was found to be driving on a suspended license and in possession of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia on the 5900 block of Highway 9 in Felton. Scotts Valley Police Department Sept. 22 2:43 a.m.: Officers arrested a driver who allegedly had illegal drug paraphernalia in his car on the 200 block of Mount Hermon Road. 10:16 a.m.: Lala Alterations was reportedly broken into on Scotts Valley Drive, nothing was reported stolen. Sept. 20 8:43 p.m.: A man was arrested and released for an out-of-county warrant at Pinnacle Pass on Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley.

SLVWD Board appoints interim general manager

San Lorenzo Valley Water District
San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) Board of Directors recently announced it has approved a contract for John Kunkel to be interim general manager. Kunkel has extensive experience in local government. A former chief of police, he has served as city manager in several communities....

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SLV students honored in scholarship competition

Obituary: Jeffrey W. Sipes

Jeffrey W. Sipes

RTC seeks input for project aimed at adapting county transportation network for climate resiliency

Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is seeking community input through an online survey on its Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment and Priorities Report (CAVA) project. The RTC, the County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure and the Santa Cruz County Office...

Local firm tackles day-to-day stress

HeartMath CEO Bruce Cryer has heard from top executives around the world that their employees are feeling stressed. Whether it’s a 401k, a mortgage or simply concern over employment status and health, employees are continually burdened by what life is throwing at them.

Gas leak detected in Ben Lomond

Construction workers struck a high-pressure natural gas line while sinking fence posts along the driveway of the house on the corner of Quail Hollow Road and Marion Avenue in Ben Lomond. The gas leak was pinpointed at the spot between the nose of a passing school bus and the mailbox at the end of the driveway in the photograph above. The Zayante Fire Department responded, at first turning traffic away, but then allowing it to pass after limiting gas flow as much as they could while waiting for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

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Scotts Valley police receive $25K traffic safety grant

Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $25,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support programs promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety. The...