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Scotts Valley
April 25, 2026

Dispatch Log

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.

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.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026

Civil Grand Jury applications due soon Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...