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September 12, 2025

Fire consumes Mount Hermon home

A house on Buckeye Street in Mount Hermon was gutted by fire Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, in a blaze that started at about 7:35 p.m.

Survey: Smoking, drinking up from 2007

Marijuana and drinking are on the rise among young Santa Cruz County teens, according to the biennial California Healthy Kids Survey.

Business Notes: Banks collect PJs for local children

The Scotts Valley branch of Santa Cruz County bank collected more than 20 percent of the 141 pairs of pajamas donated at bank locations in the county.

Lompico water board members look to mend rift

Lompico Water District board members Chris Kilgus and Jane Wyckoff hope to mend relations between the five-member board and the district’s staff, even as the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury investigates the district’s practices.

Farmers market set to close for season

The Felton Farmers Market's final open day of the year is Tuesday, Oct. 27.

UPDATE: Boulder Creek’s White freed from prison after rally

When Boulder Creek resident Colter White and his attorney, Ben Rice, walked into the hearing that would determine his fate this week, the odds were against them.

Bonny Dooners step down from school board

Two Bonny Doon Union Elementary School board members resigned this week after serving a year on the school board.

Detectives arrest Brookdale Inn owner

Brookdale Inn and Spa owner Sanjiv Kakkar was arrested on multiple charges this week by detectives with the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office.

In Vino Veritas shuts its doors

Scotts Valley Italian restaurant In Vino Veritas shut its doors last week without so much as a farewell to Scotts Valley.

BC recycling center down in the dumps

Bags of feces, soiled tissues and kitty litter — all items that should be found in the garbage can or flushed down the toilet bowl. Instead, these discards are often dumped at the recycling center in Boulder Creek, making it the messiest of three recycling sites the Valley Women’s Club operates in the valley, said Nancy Macy, the club’s director of recycling.

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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...