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Gloria Susan Barnes: December 2, 1946 —Dec. 10, 2012

A celebration of life will be Jan. 26 in Ben Lomond for Gloria Susan Barnes, who died Dec. 10 at home in Brookdale. She was 66.

Scotts Valley man looks forward to 100

Everett Mudgett, 99, has no instruction manual for someone aiming to reach 100 years old.

Kathleen Bernadette (Murphy) Barker: Sept. 27, 1940 — Jan. 5, 2013

No public services will be held for Kathleen “Kay” Barker, who died peacefully in Mount Hermon with her family by her side. 

Cal Fire promotes Ben Lomond resident

Cal Fire has promoted a well-known Ben Lomond resident and Cal Fire veteran Rob Sherman to operate the activities of Ben Lomond Conservation Camp.

Police launch public records tracking program

In an effort to widen channels of community communication and its officers, the Scotts Valley Police Department recently launched an online records management program.

Lawrence Michael ‘Larry’ O’Bannon: June 7, 1956 — Jan. 5, 2013

Larry O’Bannon of Boulder Creek died Jan. 5 following a long illness.

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DA announces $1.4 M settlement in Walgreens lawsuit

Sheriff’s Office warns of gift card scam in county

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has taken three reports of altered gift cards as part of a gift card scam. The Sheriff's Office has made a video warning of the scam. Watch the video by clicking here: Gift card scam

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Greg Wimp

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...