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September 13, 2025

Student art show finds success in Bonny Doon

When the art teacher position was cut from Bonny Doon Elementary School due to funding issues this year, the teachers in Bonny Doon did not despair. They took the responsibility of teaching art upon themselves.

Sales tax proposal headed to November ballot

After two days of tense and, at times acrimonious debate, the Scotts Valley City Council voted at a special meeting council on Thursday, Aug. 8 to move forward with a plan to ask voters to grant an 8-year, half-cent sales tax increase to offset the dire deficit situation faced by the city.

Obituary: Ricky L. Rhett

Ricky L. Rhett

Unemployment support group starts up

Father Blaine Hammond of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has been in Ben Lomond for nearly a year, and during that time, the economy in California and the rest of the country has been in shambles.

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SLV chamber welcomes new board members

Messy December weather leads to crashes in Santa Cruz County

With rain descending on Santa Cruz County in earnest over the past week, first responders have had their hands full. On Sunday, just after 8:15pm, a California Highway Patrol officer was rear-ended while responding to a rollover on southbound Highway 17 near La Madrona Drive. “As...

Advocates lining up for and against new transportation tax

Competing groups are lining up on opposite sides of a November ballot measure to fund new highway projects in Santa Cruz County with a sales tax increase.

Felton Covid-19 vaccine clinic closes

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The vaccine clinic at the Felton Community Hall started by the San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club closed on March 9. More than 2,000 vaccines have been given at the “Vax the Valley” clinics thanks to the partnership with the SLV Rotary, SLV businesses that promoted...

Veterinarian turns passion into profession

On a regular workday, veterinarian Cori Phinn can be found gallivanting with horses.

Final parcel purchased for Town Center

The Scotts Valley City Council has unanimously voted to buy what will be the gateway to the anticipated Town Center, the last major parcel the city needed.

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...