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Guest Viewpoint | Fifth District Focus Enters Second Year

February 12, 2026

Scotts Valley School Bell | Schools Focus on Growth, Wellness and Funding

Mayor’s Message | Storms, Sinkholes and Staying the Course

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

Layering plants for wildlife

March 19, 2021

I confess, I’m a lazy gardener. In July, my idea of working in the garden consists of removing seed pods from the fuchsias and...

Rethink the lawn and save money too

March 5, 2021

Water is a precious and vital resource. Our bodies are about 60 percent water and our brain—a whopping 70 percent. Less than 1 percent...

Allergy mitigation landscaping

February 26, 2021

According to historical records for our area the pollen count is mostly moderate in February. Depending on the weather, Pollen.com and Pollenlibrary.com show medium...

Let Hybrid Learning begin

February 26, 2021

By Roger L. Snyder, Scotts Valley School Bell At last we have good news to share with our community on the move to bring students, teachers...

Controlling diseases and pests on fruit trees

February 5, 2021

I love it when a nice reader takes the time to call me to suggest a topic they’d like to see me write about...

An entrepreneur with a giving spirit

January 29, 2021

What do you get when you combine a community builder, entrepreneur and innovative problem solver? Greg Wimp. In 2020, Greg, owner of four local Togo’s...

My comfort food of choice

January 29, 2021

The word “comfort” became synonymous along with food in the last 10 years or so; “Comfort Food” it’s called. Martha Stewart wrote a cookbook...

Relationship Wellness Month

January 29, 2021

February is Relationship Wellness Month. While working on a healthy relationship should be a year round effort, this time of year is a great...

Vitamin B12

January 29, 2021

In 1885 an English physician and scientist, Thomas Addison discovered a disease with symptoms including pallor, shortness of breath, jaundice, weight loss and muscle...

Planting bare root edibles

January 27, 2021

Now is the time to add ornamentals and edibles like fruit, nuts, berries and vegetables while they’re available in bare root form. They are...

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Guest Viewpoint | Fifth District Focus Enters Second Year

Scotts Valley School Bell | Schools Focus on Growth, Wellness and Funding

Mayor’s Message | Storms, Sinkholes and Staying the Course

The Mountain Gardener | February in the Garden

Finance | Itemizing Trump Tax Deductions for 2025

SOCIAL MEDIA

Caltrans sets lower speed limits along Highway 9

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter schedules low-cost spay/neuter clinic in February

Overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton continues Sunday

Candidate filing opens Monday for June 2026 Primary Election

News Briefs | Published Feb. 6, 2026