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April 23, 2026

Accident knocks out power for 11 hours

A suspected drunken driver collided with a telephone pole and caused an 11-hour power outage and overnight road closure on Lockewood Lane in Scotts Valley on Monday afternoon.

Obituary: Kline Wesley (Wes) Gidcumb

Kline Wesley (Wes) Gidcumb 

Business notes

Dental nonprofit receives loan for new facility

Water rate hike opposed by watchdog group

Heavy opposition to a proposed water rate increase has materialized from a group of San Lorenzo Valley Water District customers who are unhappy with the district’s plans to spend much of the money on a new administrative campus.

Erik’s DeliCafe marks 40 years in business

Forty years after he purchased a fading Scotts Valley bakery, Erik Johnson found himself back where it all began, celebrating the success of Erik’s DeliCafe — a business he founded in a cramped, 600-square-foot space in the Kings Village Shopping Center that has grown to 32 locations throughout Northern California.

Correction

In the Sept. 13 article “SLV Water approves hike” (page 2), the date of the Proposition 218 public hearing was misstated. The correct date is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Highland’s Park Senior Center, 8500 Highway 9 in Ben Lomond. The Press-Banner regrets the error.

Music at Skypark series set for season finale

Scotts Valley’s biggest outdoor concert series, Music at Skypark, will hold its final show of the season on Sunday, Sept. 29. 

Obituary: Marvin Owen Prior

Marvin Owen Prior

Bomb scare shuts SV department store Tuesday

A Tuesday afternoon bomb threat shut Kmart in Scotts Valley for more than 1 ½ hours today in what may be part of a string of bomb threats to Kmart stores nationwide.

Traffic collision closes Lockwood Lane for night

Lockwood Lane between Tan Oak Drive and Hidden Glen Drive in Scotts Valley will be closed overnight after a traffic collision downed a telephone pole on Monday afternoon.

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