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Scotts Valley
September 11, 2025

Mountain Dream sizzles in three tournaments

The Mountain Dream 14-and-under softball team has earned three top three finishes in the three tournaments it has played this season. The San Lorenzo Valley-based youth team has turned three years of mishaps and mistakes into experience that has strengthened their backbone.

The Mountain Gardener

Feeling blue: Help your garden seem bigger than it is

Sports Shorts

Middle school students compete in volleyball

Talk about money Impact of Bethany leaving

Scotts Valley grieves the closing of Bethany University after 92 years, but from a purely dollars-and-cents point of view, the loss probably won’t have a major impact on the local economy — and, in the long run, might even help the city’s finances.

Little League teams battle for four All-Star crowns

Three of the five Scotts Valley Little League All-Star teams are rolling through their respective District 39 tournaments, while the 7- and 8-year-olds have already won theirs. Four San Lorenzo Valley Little league teams are vying for crowns, too, making the upcoming weekend one to remember.

Wild Poppies offers local goods online

Sustainable Living

Teen time Change offers opportunity for teens

This summer and in the fall, we teenagers are all going to experience new changes.

Editor’s notebook: Changes to the Press-Banner

You may have noticed that the newspaper you are holding has the words “Postal Customer” on the upper right-hand corner of the back cover.

Your Health: Learn about full-body x-rays at the airport

With the arrival of summer, many of us will be traveling by airplane. Those of us who are older than 50 can remember going in and out of airports free of any type of security measures. Now, to board a plane, we have to nearly disrobe, get patted down and, most recently, pass through full-body scanners that take an image of our body.

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Felton Fire Protection District

Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday

Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...