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April 7, 2026

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.

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Local educators earn kudos

Dispatch Log

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.

BC organizes to fight library closure

A group of Boulder Creek residents has banded together to fight the possibility that their neighborhood library branch could close in the wake of a budget crunch for county libraries.

Dispatch Log: Suspicion of intoxication rampant

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

John Joseph ‘Jack’ Sullivan

Longtime Ben Lomond resident John Joseph “Jack” Sullivan died April 15, 2010, in Santa Cruz at the age of 85.

Business Notes: Martial arts studio family day; Art gallery opens at Don Quixote’s

Scotts Valley’s Elite Martial Arts will host a free family fun day Saturday, May 1.

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...