Fire ravages 4,100 acres near Bonny Doon
UPDATE: Firefighters got a toehold overnight on the massive fire raging near Bonny Doon, reporting 5 percent containment on a fire that's now consumed 4,100 acres.
Local tapped to helm Scotts Valley public works department
Scotts Valley has tapped a civil engineer who lives in town to take the reins of its second-largest department.
As the new public works director and city engineer, Chris Lamm will be in charge of engineering, recreation, wastewater treatment and building projects, as well as...
Picture book brings SLV history to still life
A labor of love more than a year in the making came to fruition last month, as local historian Lisa Robinson’s book “Images of America: The San Lorenzo Valley” hit bookshelves.
St. Andrews Episcopal Church appoints new rector
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ben Lomond has appointed a new rector, the Rev. Blaine Hammond, of Long Beach, Wash.
Preschool founder to retire
Sharon Fishel, the founder of the preschool at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Ben Lomond, is retiring after 31 years shaping the hearts and minds of youngsters.
Santa Cruz County opens temporary evacuation points
To provide evacuated residents being impacted by ongoing storms, the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience, in partnership with the City of Scotts Valley and City of Watsonville, have opened temporary evacuation points (TEPs) at the Scotts Valley Community Center, 360...
Transportation commission approves $1.2 M to repair Nelson slide
The first funding is in place to resolve a major rockslide that blocked Nelson Road in Scotts Valley last year.
Super Bowl crab feed funds local organization
Every 9 minutes in the United States a family experiences a fetal or early infant loss. On April 11, 2011, Katrina and Matt DeWolf became one of those families when their first-born daughter was stillborn. The day before their daughter Aurelia’s funeral, Matt DeWolf completed a memorial video.
Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...
California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
The...
