Preseason folkstyle wrestling team has SVHS girls set for a big season
The Scotts Valley Wrestling Academy’s preseason folkstyle team has experienced a surprisingly high turnout with 14 girls on the club thus far.
The Mountain Gardener: Ornamental grasses take center stage in the fall
Throughout the year, I am asked for design help and plant suggestions, but it’s at this time of year that I especially hear the request; “I’d love to add more grasses to my garden.”
It’s the Law: When the rubber ruins the road
I suspect that the majority of houses in Santa Cruz County front a public road. For those homeowners, their headache consists of begging Public Works to fix the potholes that appear.
Falcon football team to bring relief supplies to fire-stricken town
The members of the Scotts Valley High School varsity football team will be spending the next week seeking contributions of relief supplies to take with them to on their road trip to the wildfire-devastated town of Weed on Oct. 2.
Your Health: Dispelling myths about flu shots
It's time for me to make my annual plea for everyone to get their flu shot. In today's column, I'd like to answer common questions I hear about influenza and the flu shot.
Datebook
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Santa Cruz Trains: Inspiration Point, or the legend of Coon Gulch
Inspiration Point — the beautiful overlook between Felton and Santa Cruz along Highway 9.
5 injured in Scotts Valley’s first tornado on record
*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024
At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said.
Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the...