Your Health: Despite Yosemite scare, deer mouse-borne infection rare
There has been a lot of news recently about Hantavirus infections involving visitors to Yosemite National Park. Six cases, including fatal infections, have occurred in park visitors who stayed in “signature cabins” in the Curry Village this summer.
Talk about money: Outsourcing slowing, even in Scotts Valley
The outsourcing of U.S. jobs to cheaper overseas locations has been felt deeply in Scotts Valley in recent years, but that global trend is slowing down.
Guest column: Meehan Siding, a forgotten piece of Zayante’s history
Few would consider the village of Zayante as a bustling railroad town and, indeed, it never truly bustled. But it did draw tourists in droves.
The Wine Lover: Many factors influence when to pick wine grapes
When to pick your grapes is an extremely important question and with harvest season right around the corner it’s something that wine makers will soon be asking. It’s a decision they must make every harvest because it will in part determine what kind of wine they are trying to craft. They must take into consideration Brix, weather, tannins, ripeness and much more.
Wine Lover: Blending versus single-varietal depends on place
There are many competing paradigms in the world of vino, and one of the most intriguing is whether winemakers should blend their wines together or bottle their wines individually by varietal.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
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