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Scotts Valley
October 4, 2025

Falcon girls hoops walk over Carmel, Mercy and into finals

The Scotts Valley lady Falcons Basketball team finds themselves in the biggest venue in the schools basketball history.

SV winter sports bound for playoffs

Girls basketball

Editor’s Notebook: Guest list, check. Cake, check. Registry?

With the help of my mother, my future mother-in-law and my bride-to-be, it looks like I’ve finally compiled a guest list. What I didn’t realize when I signed up for this job was that I would be slaving on this thing late into the night to perfect a list of close to 400 people — some of whom I don’t even know.

Local wrestlers in the hunt

Although the regular wrestling season is finished, the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will be well represented by San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools at the Central Coast Section wrestling tournament this weekend.

Letter: Bias unfair to police, fire crews

In recent opinion (“Trim pensions before raising taxes,” Letters, Feb. 18), it was suggested that the fire and police department take a cut in their pensions. I cannot fault the writer for his misinformation regarding the pension system, which he knows nothing about. I am a retired San Jose firefighter. The Mercury News has reported our retirement questions incorrectly. It sells papers. Because it is in print doesn't make it the truth, including my opinion. The San Jose police and fire retirement system is a private system, negotiated by the members. Firefighters and police put money into the system instead of taking salary increases — an option that was not always granted to us. Check with the San Jose Police Association and Firefighters Union for the correct facts on this subject. The Mercury is politically biased.

Sports Shorts

Bethany gets final regular-season win

Let’s go fishin’: Crabs, dabs, perch produce fishing action

Recent rains have put a pulse of water back into local rivers, and our reservoirs are filling up. The ocean continues to bode well for fishing enthusiasts. Sand dab have been on a ravenous bite, crabs are still coming in and perch have been on the bite, as well.

The Mountain Gardener: As garden stirs, it’s the time to plan

In February, the landscape stirs to life. Well, not in Minnesota or Tahoe — but around here, the plums, tulip magnolias, manzanita, forsythia, flowering currants and quince are in full bloom. Other deciduous trees and plants that still look bare are starting to grow roots deep underground.

Club Roundup

Scotts Valley Host Lions

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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...