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August 26, 2026

Musich, Loftus wed

Jim Musich and Lori Loftus were married June 20 in a private ceremony at a beautiful secluded beach south of Carmel. Musich is an automotive machinist in Santa Cruz, and Loftus is a second grade teacher in Los Altos. Their home is in Ben Lomond.

Assisted living home donates to fallen officers

Residents and staff of Oak Tree Villa donated $1,500 toward the families of deceased Santa Cruz Police Officers Loran “Butch” Baker and Elizabeth Butler on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Water hike approved by Lompico water board

Nearly 30 customers of the Lompico County Water District showed up Wednesday night at the Zayante Fire Department for a heated, and at times testy, two-hour public dialogue with the district’s board of directors on the merits of a proposed rate increase.

Rash of small wildfires raises concern in valley

On Monday, Aug. 19, firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, alongside those from Felton Fire Protection District and Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, responded to a quarter-acre timber fire on Felton Empire Road.

VP of El Salvador visits Felton, Watsonville

El Salvador’s vice president visits Felton man

Small fire in Fall Creek just the latest in string of flare-ups

Felton Empire Road was shut down for part of the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 19, while Cal Fire crews battles a wildland fire that charred at least a quarter of an acre of land in the Fall Creek region of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.

Curtain drops on former SLV performing arts center

The final curtain dropped on the former Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School, as demolition crews from Salinas-based Tombleson Inc. spent Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 12 and 13, tearing down the venerable building.

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Arrest made in Scotts Valley fires

A suspect has been arrested in connection with multiple vegetation fires reported Aug. 19 in Scotts Valley, according to a joint announcement from Cal...