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News Briefs | Published April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

Free well water testing program expands in Santa Cruz County

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

News Briefs | Published April 3, 2026

Caltrans changes speed limits on portion of Highway 17

Water rate hike opposed by watchdog group

September 19, 2013

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

September 19, 2013

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

September 19, 2013

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

September 19, 2013

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

September 19, 2013

Marvin Owen Prior

Bomb scare shuts SV department store Tuesday

September 17, 2013

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

September 16, 2013

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.

Student-designed mural project begins at Brook Knoll

September 12, 2013

Students at Brook Knoll Elementary School in Scotts Valley are hitting the books once again as the school year gets underway. They’re hitting the wall, too. With a mural, that is.

Skeleton found in Bonny Doon

September 12, 2013

An unidentified human skeleton was found in Bonny Doon on Friday, Sept. 6.

Dispatch log

September 12, 2013

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

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