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Scotts Valley
November 7, 2025

From coma to recovery

Eight months ago, Ricky Dahill was crossing a street in Folsom when a drunken driver ran a red light and nearly ended his life. The accident left Dahill, 25, with broken bones and head injuries so severe that doctors kept him in a coma for three weeks.

Local road tax likely headed to ballot

With many local roads in disrepair and not enough money to repair them, the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission voted last month to place a Santa Cruz County-specific $10 vehicle registration fee on the November 2012 ballot.

Dispatch Log

Dispatch Log

Business notes

County newspaper shuts down

5th District race headed to November election

It’s official: Bruce McPherson and Eric Hammer are heading to a runoff election in November.

News Briefs

Watershed grants available

Scotts Valley housing developments take shape

Work is progressing on a pair of construction sites in Scotts Valley that, by the end of 2013, will give the city 95 new homes.

Andrew Newell Williams – June 16, 1943 — June 16, 2012

A memorial service was held in Felton for Andrew Newell Williams, a longtime Santa Cruz County resident, who died June 16. He was 69.

Fundraising push relaunched in Boulder Creek

 An effort to install LED lights across the facades of the historic buildings lining Highway 9 in Boulder Creek, nicknamed “the CANpaign,” is back in full swing.

Sheriff’s Office offers 4th of July warning

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office about the Fourth of July in unincorporated Santa Cruz County.

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Town Hall to discuss District 5 roads on Nov. 13 in...

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Monica Martinez will host the District 5 State of the Roads Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6pm at...