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October 5, 2025

New Faces

Lauren Ann Cowden was born at 1:01 a.m. July 10, 2011, to Michelle Lynne (Mason) and Clyde Ernest Cowden of Scotts Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: Try manure tea for thirsty plants

There's nothing like the long days of summer to get you thinking you could really get used to this. The plants are blooming, the veggies are finally producing and it seems summer will go on forever.

Spotlight: Jeff Metter

During the past 11 football seasons, the players on the Scotts Valley High School football team have been treated to a fountain of experience from their defensive coordinator, Jeff Metter.

Your Health: Cigarette smoking hits record low in California

Good news has just come from the California Department of Public Health, which recently reported that the state’s adult smoking rate has hit a record low. Last year, 11.9 percent of the state’s adults smoked, down from 13.1 percent in 2009. By comparison, in 1984, 26 percent of our state’s adults smoked.

Club Roundup

Scotts Valley Exchange Club

Editorial: Summer business hits hard, fast in SV

Unlike its students, there’s been no summer vacation for the city of Scotts Valley in 2011, as major players in the business and education community made major changes.

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Softball team takes home trophy

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Greg Wimp

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...