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October 26, 2025

Alice Ritchie January 12, 1932-March 12, 2012

Alice Ritchie born at home on the family farm in Wisconsin January 12, 1932 passed away on March 12, 2012 surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Boulder Creek: The end of the line’s beginning

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of Sunset magazine’s declaration of Boulder Creek as one of 20 ultimate fantasy towns in its February 2012 edition, Boulder Creek writer Charise Olson has written about the history of the “absurdly rural” valley town.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Council notes

City adopts two-tiered pension plan for police

Felton affordable-housing project officially dead

A controversial plan to build housing for low-income families and seniors in Felton was terminated by county leaders last week.

Man killed in solo Graham Hill crash

A 21-year-old man from Ben Lomond was killed in a solo collision on Graham Hill Road in Felton early Wednesday morning.

Bethany campus sale not yet finalized

The Bethany University campus is still for sale, six months after Olivet University moved in and began hosting classes on the Scotts Valley campus.

News Briefs

Alleged embezzler enters not-guilty plea

Reva Ruth Slaughter June 6, 1919 — Feb. 5, 2012

A private memorial will be held for Reva R. Slaughter, who died at her home in Scotts Valley in the company of her immediate family. She was 92.

‘Crimes of the Heart’ leads off theater’s 30th year

New York Magazine once wrote of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Crimes of the Heart,” “From time to time, a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre.”

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities Presented by Food Trucks A Go Go, in partnership with the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF), the...