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Scotts Valley
March 11, 2026

Creepy creatures on Halloween night

Old Country Road in Ben Lomond was transformed Saturday night, which was Halloween.

Ghostly happenings appear common

“Have you ever seen a ghost?” That question was answered by 100 residents of Scotts Valley and the four towns in the San Lorenzo Valley in an unofficial survey.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Police offer Halloween safety tips

The Scotts Valley Police Department suggests several safety tips to make this Halloween a safe and enjoyable holiday.

Recruits are ready to rescue

Twenty new Santa Cruz County Search and Rescue volunteers were sworn in at Felton’s fire department last week.

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.

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Vegetation control project to impact Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley...

Caltrans crews will conduct a vegetation control project north of Scotts Valley next week, which will result in the daytime closure of one lane...