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October 11, 2026

Drought-like conditions keep water use restrictions in place

The May 6 meeting of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board of Directors brought some important issues to light, including District Manager Rick Rogers’ recommendation on the Water Contingency Plan, the appointment of Director Jayme Ackemann (see article on page 2), a delay...

Life of Georgie Clark celebrated

Monday afternoon, Roaring Camp Railroads’ 6,000+ square foot Bret Hart Hall was packed with about 500 people gathered to celebrate the life of CEO and president, mother and grandmother Georgiana “Georgie” Clark.

Felton memorial tree removed

It was a little boy’s paradise on Tuesday, February 23, in the front parking lot of the Cowboy Bar & Grill on Highway 9 in Felton. Heavy equipment operators were working from about 10:00 a.m. to late in the afternoon, cutting down and removing a huge old tree from Mike Verutti’s property. There was also a P.G. & E. cherry-picker truck onsite to make certain none of their gas pipes or electrical wires were affected by the work.

Dallas A. Sutton Jr.: Oct. 14, 1936 — March 21, 2013

By his request, no services will be held for longtime Felton resident Dallas “Dal” Sutton Jr., who died last month. He was 76.

Final day to register for Nov. 5 election

Today, Monday, Oct. 21 is the final day to register for the Nov. 5 special election.

Cabrillo College rallies to free classmate

When Nancy Neiblas of Boulder Creek received a phone call from her son, Colter White, telling her he was in jail, she dropped the phone in shock.

Instructor enters scene with free self-defense class

Second-degree black belt Sylvia Reed has been teaching a free self defense class for women in Boulder Creek this month, as one of her first classes after receiving her teaching certification.

Council Defers Half a Million in Fees for New Hotel, Approves Budget

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Santa Cruz County accommodation providers are anticipating a banner year. Yet with building costs soaring, in order to get shovels in the ground, the owner of a previously-approved Marriott project in Scotts Valley looked to the city council for a break on the fee...

Strike averted as County, employees reach agreement

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The union that represents some 1,600 County of Santa Cruz employees has averted a strike after hammering out a tentative agreement during all-day negotiations Monday. The agreement between Service Employees International Union Local 521 and the County came just before demonstrations that were...

Two projects to make routes to school safer

Thanks to a pair of grants awarded to the city of Scotts Valley by the state and the federal government, local students may have quicker, easier and safer ways to walk to school, as early as the end of 2012.

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

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...