A tour through Scotts Valley’s vast wastewater facility
According to the National Research Council, efforts to provide clean drinking water, and dispose of waste, goes back to ancient societies in Pakistan, Egypt and Mesopotamia. A decline in hygiene went hand-in-hand with the dark ages. Scotts Valley is trying to come up with...
Neighbors find strength during fire
This is the second summer in a row that Bonny Doon residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes as a fire threatened their homes and way of life.
Big Basin search effort launched
Search teams organized by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office entered Big Basin Redwoods State Park this morning looking for a Pennsylvania man who is believed to have entered the park on Saturday.
Dwight J. Wilson Aug. 9, 1935 — May 28, 2011
Dr. Dwight J. Wilson, 75, of Scotts Valley, died May 28 due to complications from heart surgery.
Nearly $15M in FEMA reimbursements secured for communities affected by 2023-24 winter storms
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced that he had secured $14.6 million in reimbursements for local governments in California’s 19th Congressional District from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help repair and restore infrastructure damaged by the 2023 and 2024 winter storms.
“Our communities continue...
Santa Cruz County reports 210th Covid-19 death
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County on Wednesday announced that a man in his 60s died from Covid-19 on Aug. 15.
County spokesman Jason Hoppin said that the man was unvaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
The death was the 210th in Santa Cruz County attributable to...
Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...
California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
The...
