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Group enters agreement to pursue SV performing arts theater

Plans are evolving at a breakneck pace for a group of theater aficionados seeking to create a 300-seat theater in a 9,000-square-foot facility adjacent to the Scotts Valley Library.

Businesses revive former Seagate campus

When Seagate pulled out of Scotts Valley in 2011, the mainstay company left large, empty buildings in its wake and the city without its largest employer.

Charles Albert Discoe Jr.: Sept. 9, 1917 — Feb. 20, 2013

Services are planned March 23 for Charles Albert Discoe Jr., a longtime Scotts Valley general contractor, who died Feb. 20 at his home in Murphys. He was 95.

Harold F. Wells: June 3, 1936 — Feb. 22, 2013

A funeral was held this week for Harold F. “Hal” Wells, a retired golf pro, who died Feb. 22 in Santa Cruz following a lengthy illness. He was 76.

High school set for theater construction

San Lorenzo Valley High School students heading back to campus in August may deal with extra noise, dust and debris, as work on a new Performing Arts Center could start as soon as June.

David E. Faunce: Feb. 22, 1924 — Feb. 12, 2013

A memorial service will be held March 11 for World War II veteran David E. Faunce, a Scotts Valley resident who died Feb. 12. He was 88.

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William Stanley “Bill” Cavanaugh: July 9, 1940 to Feb. 13, 2013

Family and friends celebrated the life of Scotts Valley resident William Cavanaugh with a weekend ceremony in Boulder Creek. 

Two police officers killed in Santa Cruz

Two city of Santa Cruz police officers were killed while on duty Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 26, and the suspected gunman was shot and killed during a firefight with law enforcement shortly afterward.

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Highway 9 to close overnight near Boulder Creek on Monday

Travelers on Highway 9 near Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Monday, Aug. 24, as crews continue work on the Kings Creek...