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April 3, 2026

Scully named to county fire board

Tom Scully is looking for ideas to improve fire service in Bonny Doon and Davenport.

Valley People: Getty completes boot camp

Private Hunter E. Getty of Scotts Valley has completed U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. The training lasted nine weeks.

Highway 236 open for Fourth of July weekend

Highway 236 in Boulder Creek will be open for the Fourth of July weekend as Caltrans engineers take a break from repairing a major slip-out on the rural highway.

Scotts Valley High School drinking scrutinized by grand jury

An investigation by the Santa Cruz County civil grand jury into alcohol use by Scotts Valley High School students recommended that the district foster more alcohol and drug intervention, rather than rely on a strict zero-tolerance policy.

Wynn rates high as money manager

Thomas Wynn’s Wynn Capital Management of Ben Lomond landed in the top 9 percent among more than 1,000 equity managers ranked on one-year results by Money Manager Review, an online magazine for investors and money managers.

SV prepares to foreclose on Target site

The site of the proposed Target superstore in Scotts Valley will face foreclosure on July 1 if land owner Title Two Investment Corp. does not pay more than $310,100 it owes the city in back property taxes.

Grand jury urges LAFCo oversight

The Santa Cruz County civil grand jury this week urged the county’s 92 special districts offer greater “transparency to the public.”

Soulful music from Scotts Valley teen

“Trials simply amplify what is in the heart” is the headline across the opening page of Jared Fujishin’s Web site, www.jfuji.com.

School districts rally around Simitian bill

The Scotts Valley Unified School District is one of the latest California school systems to voice support for legislation that would make it easier for communities to enact parcel taxes for schools.

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...