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October 19, 2026

Obituary: Kline Wesley (Wes) Gidcumb

Kline Wesley (Wes) Gidcumb 

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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.

Student-designed mural project begins at Brook Knoll

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.

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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...