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January 26, 2026

News Briefs: No closures proposed in library budget

Library system proposes budget with no closures

Around Town: Colorful covers

Quilters from Judy’s Sewing Center have provided the latest exhibit for the Scotts Valley Library. Nearly 30 small wall-hanging-style quilts will adorn the library with color until June 25.

A story for Mom

Boulder Creek resident Rebecca Olker is an accountant by day but a writer at heart.

Business Notes

The Brook Lomond Iris Farm will open its gardens to the public for two days next week, May 15 and 16. The certified organic nursery has iris rhizomes for show and for sale in more than

Man promises to match donations to SLV school

An anonymous donor has announced a new donation of as much as $16,000 to San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School to support art and science lessons at the school.

Valley People

Local educators earn kudos

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California Highway Patrol

A new day dawning

Ben Lomond resident Dyane Harwood is in the process of defeating her bipolar disorder, but she’s not doing it alone. She’s launching a peer support group at Mountain Community Resources in Felton for women with bipolar disorder or depression.

Firsthand learning at the feed store

Spring is in the air, and the youngsters from the Early Childhood Learning Center at Bethany University had a chance to experience it firsthand last week.

Budget-cut deck seems stacked against seniors

Some of California’s most vulnerable seniors are on the front lines of the recession — in danger of losing services and safety nets, including those that keep them out of high-cost assisted-living facilities.

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Sinkhole

Scotts Valley declares emergency over sinkhole at key intersection

At a Special Meeting held on Jan. 16 in the middle of the day, Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously to declare a State...