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It’s beginning to look like Halloween in my neighborhood with chrysanthemums and pumpkins on porches, skeletons and ghouls decorating front doors and posts on...

TherapyWorks | Physical and Emotional Signs of Depression

October 18, 2023

October is Depression Awareness Month. Depression is a silent battle that millions of people face. It's a complex mental health condition that doesn't discriminate....

The Mountain Gardener | Controlling Erosion the Right Way

October 18, 2023

Not long ago I got a call from a homeowner with a very bare, very steep slope behind his house that was in dire...

Guest Column | The ‘Why’ Behind Measure W for a New Fire Station

October 12, 2023

This month, the voters of the Scotts Valley Fire District will be asked whether to invest $22.2 million into a new fire station and...

Plain Talk About Food | Oh Them Apples!

October 12, 2023

It was many years ago…I believe it would have been in late September, when Sister Agnes Marie corralled me, telling me to put on...

The Mountain Gardener | Japanese Maples in the Fall

October 12, 2023

I’m starting to see the beginning of fall color on some trees. It’s an exciting time of year. My friend, Kate, in Bonny Doon...

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Plain Talk About Food | It’s Time for Artichokes

SOCIAL MEDIA

Big Basin rebuild plan approved by state

DUI driver sentenced in crash that injured Boulder Creek Pizza owner

Santa Cruz County earns state fire risk reduction designation

News Briefs | Published July 2, 2026

Duplex fire displaces residents in Scotts Valley