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April 28, 2026

Draft of parcel tax measure on the table in SV

Scotts Valley’s school trustees, and the public, will discuss the first draft of a parcel tax measure that will go before Scotts Valley voters in 2012.

Raffle to benefit Valley Christmas Project

Through Dec. 20, people doing their holiday banking can also help out Valley Churches United Missions’ Valley Christmas Project by purchasing a raffle ticket.

Longtime grocer retires in Felton

A longtime Safeway employee has called it quits.

Candlelight angels awarded by Valley Churches

Representatives of Valley Churches United Missions honored the group’s Angels of the Year with a candlelight dinner — but not by design.

Foundation aims to rally community to pay for parks’ operations

Faced with the state’s plan to shut down about 70 state parks throughout California, groups are scrambling for ways to generate funding to keep them open before July 1, when the parks are set to close.

Scotts Valley woman loses mobile home to tree

A Scotts Valley woman receiving disability benefits lost the mobile home she owned when a tree fell on it in the middle of the night as she slept inside

Brookdale man to be sentenced for child molestation

Brookdale resident Peter Konrad Sigmund pleaded guilty, Thursday, Dec. 1, to11 counts of child sexual abuse against two young boys in 2010.

McClish found guilty of double murder

More than five years after the crime, Michael McClish has been found guilty of the murder of Joanna “Asha” Veil and her unborn child. The trial by jury lasted nearly eight weeks, and the jury spent more than a week deliberating the charges.

James P. Gothrup Nov. 29, 1917 — Nov. 14, 2011

A memorial service will be held in Felton on Jan. 7 for James P. Gothrup, a longtime valley resident.

Windstorm ravages valleys

Clear skies and severe winds meant destruction last week in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley.

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News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026

Civil Grand Jury applications due soon Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...