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September 12, 2025

Cougars stalled by Mills

Visiting Mills High School of Millbrae set the tone defensively and coasted to victory over San Lorenzo Valley High School on the gridiron on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Santa Cruz Trains: Inspiration Point, or the legend of Coon Gulch

Inspiration Point — the beautiful overlook between Felton and Santa Cruz along Highway 9.

Scotts Valley sprinters just miss state meet

The Scotts Valley High boys 4-by-400-meter relay team of Brad Hartman, Kyle McNulty, Aldin Barrett and Steven Haas fell just short of qualifying for the state track and field meet.

San Lorenzo Valley’s environmental warrior

Don’t let the gray beard and twinkling blue eyes fool you. Inside Fred McPherson beats the heart of the environmental warrior he has been since he was a young man.

It’s the law: The cost of hired guns

A sad reality of our legal system is that it is largely unavailable to all but the wealthy.

The Mountain Gardener: Planted tomatoes ripen for summer

The spring sun has started to warm the soil. I'm already having visions of eating ripe, luscious tomatoes later in the season.

New Faces

Emma J Rose Johnston was born at 8 p.m. June 19, 2009, to Jennifer Ann Bepristis of Felton. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

Valley People: The passion to help

I met Dr. Bill Morris several years ago at a neighborhood gathering. He briefly shared about his work as a palliative care doctor-an area of medicine I knew nothing about. However, it wasn't until my mom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and eventually sent home to die, that I became interested in learning more about end of life care. As a result of this experience, I decided to interview Dr. Morris. He begins his story:

New Faces

Holden Turner Spielvogel, son of Andrea Marley and Jonathan Robert Spielvogel of Scotts Valley, was born at 7 a.m. Nov. 11, 2012. He weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces when he arrived at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...