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September 11, 2025

Robert Morgan March 12, 1926 — Nov. 1, 2011

Services will be Jan. 14 for longtime valley resident Robert “Bob” Morgan, who died while on vacation Nov. 1. He was 85.

New recreation director promoted in Scotts Valley

Following Conrad Sudduth’s retirement after 18 years as manager of Scotts Valley Parks & Recreation Division, department veteran Kristin Ard has taken the recreation reins for the city.

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Libraries offer way for kids to thank troops

Local kids can send messages to U.S. servicemen and women and first responders through the Santa Cruz Public Library system this holiday season.

Politics in Play

You might have heard that 2020 is going to be a big year. Oh, sure, you can measure its import by the number of Burning Man attendees, or the success of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, or the excitement of opening the 2006 Yahoo! Time Capsule (hello, DVDs), but really, 2020 will be defined in November by the American voter.

New one-to-one laptop initiative proposed for SLV schools

The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District is gearing up for the “one-to-one laptop initiative.” Slated to begin in Fall 2015, this program would require each student to utilize a laptop or other tech device as a classroom-learning tool.

Foundation announces grant in honor of late educator

The Scotts Valley Educational Foundation recently announced it would offer a financial assistance grant for Scotts Valley High School students to pursue professional counseling and guidance for their college planning.

Champions!

Scotts Valley High's (Falcons) Luke McCartney (left to right) and John Ross were first and second in last Thursday's SCCAL cross country championships at  Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville. Twenty seconds behind the winner, San Lorenzo Valley's Chris Anderson (rightmost) finished third, but the Cougars won the team title, beating the second place Falcons 43-62.

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...