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October 9, 2026

Remains of missing man found in Felton

A family taking a hike along the San Lorenzo River near the picnic area in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park on Monday, April 4, discovered the body of a 58-year-old man who had been missing from a residential care facility in Felton since March 23.

Local spa owner promotes community

A local spa owner has a promotion to help support hard workers of the community.

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Community pool at high school opens to public

Haunted house nets $9K for cancer research

Students The Scotts Valley High School Haunted House presented a check for $9,399.01 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during a school board meeting this week.

California State Parks to conduct pile burning at Big Basin, Henry Cowell

Burn pile at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
California State Parks will be burning piles created by park volunteers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. An estimated 52 piles will be burned throughout the Redwood Loop Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park...

LAFCO examines governance solutions for Felton Fire Protection District

Felton Fire Protection District
Santa Cruz LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) directed staff on June 4 to conduct an analysis of all possible governance options for consideration and implementation by the Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD). “The goal of this report was to clearly explain the issues currently faced...

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Bank, chamber to celebrate school library

Scotts Valley Weighs New Approaches to CalPERS Commitments

scotts valley finances
It’s been a wild ride for Scotts Valley over the past several years, as it’s watched its future pension costs skyrocket, drop down slightly and then start to rise again. Since fiscal 2013, the City’s “Unfunded Accrued Liability” (the difference between what it thinks it’ll...

‘Sound of Music’ opens in Scotts Valley

The extraordinary and partially fictionalized story of the Von Trapp family’s escape from Nazi-controlled Austria comes to life this month as Scotts Valley Performing Arts puts on “The Sound of Music.”

News Briefs | Published Feb. 28, 2025

News Briefs
Santa Cruz Symphony presents ‘Peter and the Wolf’ family concert The Santa Cruz Symphony will present a family concert featuring Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday, March 2, at 2pm. This popular “family priced” concert is a culmination of the Symphony’s...

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Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship

Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a...