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October 7, 2025

Boulder Creek woman releases first sci-fi novel

Magical worlds, adventures and extraterrestrials stream through author Gayle Noble’s mind faster than she can type them out.

County exhausts swine flu vaccine, expects more

Santa Cruz County Health Services announced this week that the agency has administered all 5,000 H1N1 vaccines it received from the state.

Valley Churches launches Thanksgiving project

Valley Churches United Missions is moving full-steam ahead to collect food and cash in anticipation of helping more than 600 households in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley this Thanksgiving.

News Briefs: New-law contest extended

Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, extended the deadline for the ninth annual There Oughta Be a Law contest to Nov. 15.

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.

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.

Dance night away in Boulder Creek

The third annual Boulder Creek Fall Dance promises a good time for a good cause in its first year as a fundraising event.

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.

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.

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Greg Wimp

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...