Water conservation efforts increase as hot weather approaches
As the summer months approach in the midst of what's been described as a three-year drought, local water districts are taking steps to encourage customers to conserve water supplies that were not sufficiently replenished by the sparse winter rains.
Nonprofit honors volunteers
Valley Churches United Missions had its 18th annual Angels of the Year awards dinner Dec. 6 to honor those whose contributions and support have helped VCUM’s programs in 2012.
Scotts Valley High to celebrate new IB students Tuesday
Scotts Valley High School will host its annual International Baccalaureate program celebration at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at the school's student union building.
Water intertie project likely to be scaled back
A decrease in state funding has likely caused an emergency intertie project between Scotts Valley, San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz water districts to decrease its scope.
Community preschool celebrates new year with open house
A longtime destination for early childhood education in the Highlands Park in Ben Lomond has new owners and a new lease on life in the wake of a July 1, 2013 acquisition by the nonprofit Community Bridges.
SLV district to seek substantial rate increase to complete projects
San Lorenzo Valley Water District will seek a significant rate increase that will be spread over five years to fund several major projects and cover regular increases in operating costs.
Educators meet to discuss early education, vocabulary gap
Representatives of the various school districts in Santa Cruz County including Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley, along with representatives of child care and early childhood education, convened on New Brighton Middle School in Capitola on Tuesday, March 4 to the annual “Together for Kindergarten” forum, in order to discuss ways to further prepare children to enter kindergarten.
Authorities release the identities of two slain men discovered on Skyline...
The names of the two men whose bodies were found in a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains last month were released Tuesday...