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Staffers from the County of Santa Cruz presented two options last week that would determine two drastically different futures for the struggling Lompico County Water District.

The Scotts Valley neighborhoods in the vicinity of Glen Canyon Road and Sunridge Drive found themselves as the scene of a manhunt in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 16, when a man suspected of attempted assault of a Capitola police officer led law enforcement on a vehicle chase along highways 1 and 17, before disappearing on foot into the woods.

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County announced that it has completed a $650,000 deal to acquire 10 acres of land on the east side of Highway 17, near the Laurel Curve, with the intention of creating an wildlife underpass beneath the freeway.

The annual Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival, hosted by the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Scotts Valley Arts Commission, is set to descend upon Skypark the weekend of Aug. 9 and 10.

The Valley Women’s Club of the San Lorenzo Valley recently announced the winners of its second  Community Grant Program competition, which awards some $10,000 in funding to support local community service organizations.

The Valley Women’s Club of the San Lorenzo Valley is anticipating over 100 volunteers for its 28th Annual River and Road Cleanup, on Saturday Sept. 20 in Felton, Boulder Creek, Lompico, and Ben Lomond.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

While the spotlight of the world has been firmly fixed upon the Ebola epidemic, here in Santa Cruz County, health officials are girding for the beginning of flu season.