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February 3, 2026

James Dean mural gone from Brookdale Lodge

Goodbye, James Dean.

Do you want to be a ‘locavore?’

In grocery stores and markets today, consumers are faced with choosing between a huge variety of food products. When you walk into a grocery store you are likely to find many different brands and variations for just one food product.

Press Banner adds two new employees

Two new people have joined the Press Banner in advertising and customer service.

Blind dog rescued after 8 days in the woods

The off-duty firefighter could have sworn Sage was dead.

Community celebrates Bob Roninger’s 100th birthday

If it were possible to gather all the people and families that Bob Roninger has helped in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley into a single place, it would probably require a stadium the size of Levi Stadium in Santa Clara.

First years of Highway 9 route had mudslides

The cavalcade left downtown Santa Cruz precisely at noon on May Day 1868.  The wagon of the Cornet Band led the way, rousing the citizens in carriages and on horseback with a variety of patriotic strains and lively airs. The celebration marked the opening of the San Lorenzo Road, forerunner of Highway 9.

Scotts Valley author pens new thriller

From her sprawling ranch-style home not far from Lockewood Lane in Scotts Valley, novelist Christine Z. Mason beckons readers who enjoy intricate plotting, fascinating characters and an exciting story.

Scotts Valley’s Snow Man is in demand

Selling snow to Eskimos would cause most people to work up a pretty good sweat.

Try the benefits of yoga

Tired of living with chronic aches and pains, low energy, insomnia, and other stress-related symptoms? Finding the right yoga class, and practicing yoga regularly, could bring relief.

1890 rains washed out the San Lorenzo Valley

When the rain began to fall on Thursday night, Jan. 23, 1890, the annual rainfall total at Boulder Creek had already passed the two-yard mark.  The storms had started on Oct. 7 and would continue, seemingly unabated, until the following May, leaving behind a staggering 125 inches of water.

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Highway 17 overnight lane closures continue through Tuesday south of Sugarloaf...

Travelers on Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley will continue to encounter a reduction to one lane of travel in each direction on Monday and...