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September 12, 2025

Ben Lomond hires volunteer as fire chief

Longtime Ben Lomond Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter Stacie Brownley is the district’s new chief.

Business Notes

Group touts shopping locally

The office comes even closer to home

With Silicon Valley a time-consuming and treacherous commute away and companies looking to trim costs, some local folks have found themselves working outside of the traditional office scenario via the Internet.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Heavy rains topple trees, cause damage

The strongest storm of the rainy season brought down trees, causing power failures as well as damage to homes and vehicles in the San Lorenzo Valley on Saturday night, Nov. 20, and into Sunday morning.

News Briefs

Baymonte donates hundreds of boxes to needy

Deputies find pot, assault weapons at five homes

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office discovered a large cache of marijuana and automatic weapons last week at five houses in Santa Cruz County, including one outside Scotts Valley and one in Bonny Doon.

Valley People

Girl Scouts collect coats

Hinde widens lead in county school board race

After an election-day scare for Aaron Hinde, his lead has widened for the Area 1 seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Education.

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Scotts Valley Police Department

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...