Mountain Charlie Challenge kicks off next weekend
It’s time to get those dusty bikes out of the garage and pump your pedals please for the 13 annual Mountain Charlie Challenge, slated to take place next Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grimm compilation takes SLV stage
The curtain at San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Performing Arts Center is raring to rise as a student-directed show, “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” opens to audiences tonight, May 3.
Felton Fire event kicks off application process for potential first responders
The sun glinted off of the fire apparatus that had been pulled out of the Felton Fire Protection District’s station. On Sunday, teams of volunteer firefighters were outside and inside the station’s bay, helping to usher and spot participants through a series of practical...
Scotts Valley City Council nominates Donna Lind as Mayor
Donna Lind has been faithfully serving ScottsValley for 47 years. Beginning as the City Hall Secretary when she was a young girl, she transferred to the Scotts Valley Police Department. Even though she transferred to the SVPD, she continued to take minutes for the City Council and the Planning Commission meetings for several more years.
School collects boxes to help kids in need
Baymonte Christian School collected 361 shoeboxes of hygiene supplies and toys that will travel around the world as part of Operation Christmas Child, a nationwide effort to help needy children.
Next steps for marijuana regulations
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a draft of rules and regulations for growing marijuana for commercial sale at a special meeting on Feb. 5. The proposed ordinances, with several recommendations made by various supervisors, now go to the Planning Commission for review. More public input will be requested on Feb. 28 before being returned to the Board of Supervisors for an additional hearing and final adoption in March.
Gang Task Force Report-A-124
On February 10th, 2016 at 7:16 p.m., Santa Cruz County Anti- Crime Team Gang Taskforce officers conducted a vehicle stop on a truck in the 100 block of Marin Street, Watsonville for vehicle code violations. The driver, Manuel Figueroa Solorsano, was on active probation for possession of a firearm with court ordered search terms. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Michael J. Schwartz.
Bank takes Hilton
As of this week, the Hilton Scotts Valley-Santa Cruz has new owners and a new hospitality management company.
Cancer victim speaks of her journey
Boulder Creek resident Pat Jocius is dying from cancer. Breast cancer discovered six years ago moved into her shoulder three years later, before attacking her ribs, lungs and brain. Barring a miracle, Jocius, 63, has come to the understanding that she will die when the cancer shuts down a vital organ — a matter of when, not if.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
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