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November 4, 2026

New Scottish Festival comes to Ben Lomond on Saturday

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the redwoods of Ben Lomond will ring with the sound of bagpipes as the community comes together for the town’s first-ever Scottish Day Festival. Hosted by the Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA), this free event celebrates the town’s Scottish roots with...

Let’s go fishin’: Salmon season ends in Monterey Bay

The salmon season started out slow and ended with a bang for Monterey Bay anglers.

Egg hunts in the valleys

Eggstravaganza in Boulder Creek

Valley People

Attorney re-appointed as probate referee

Nature Friendly: November vote could keep parks open

“Chronic underfunding is slowly starving California state parks.”

Scotts Valley, county agencies rally for Special Olympics

A series of public safety agencies recently carried the Special Olympics torch through Santa Cruz County en route to the Summer Games as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Shaun Saffen, a Santa Cruz resident who’s one of the athlete leaders for Special Olympics...

SLV Museum Board President looks toward future

San Lorenzo Valley Museum
For nearly 15 years, Lisa Robinson has had her hand in the development and trajectory of the San Lorenzo Valley Museum.  With two locations—one in Boulder Creek and the other in Felton—Robinson oversees both venues and works closely with her staff to arrange exhibits, write...

Photos | San Lorenzo Valley High names 2024 Homecoming Queen and King

San Lorenzo Valley High seniors and sweethearts Jessica Stoelting and Jack Dagan were crowned 2024 Homecoming Queen and King after last Saturday’s Homecoming football game, which was preceded by a parade Friday in downtown Felton. Cougars quarterback Dagan and his team crushed Santa Cruz, 41-0,...

New Faces

Micah Joseph Mohamed was born at 3:18 p.m. Sept. 5, 2009, to Aaron and Julia Mohamed of Bonny Doon. He weighed

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Greg Wimp

Incumbent Greg Wimp and Monterey County transportation agency official Michael Zeller...

With 3,524 votes counted so far in the Scotts Valley City Council contest, the incumbent, Greg Wimp—the political body's newest member, was leading the...