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Obituary: Mary Barnett

Mary Barnett

Local teens injured in downtown Santa Cruz shooting

The victims of Sunday’s shooting on Pacific Avenue and Birch Lane in Santa Cruz were residents of Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley.

Dispatch Log (Jan. 30, 2015)

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Valley People: SV Senior Center thrives with Darshana Patel-Croskrey

Baby Boomers are redefining what it means to be a senior, as their outlook on aging focuses on staying physically and mentally fit.

The Mountain Gardener: What to do in the garden now

Given the strange weather we’ve had so far this winter, I shouldn’t be surprised that many of the plants and trees are showing signs of life.

Santa Cruz Trains: Filbert and the ghost of Joseph Peery

Once long ago, just to the south of Boulder Creek, there was another small town called Lorenzo. This unimaginatively named settlement was the brainchild of local lumberman and entrepreneur, Joseph Wilburn Peery.

Club Roundup

Kiwanis of the Valleys

Datebook (Jan. 30, 2015)

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Letters and Shout-outs

Letter: The real cost of measure N bond

Girls’ soccer heats up for soaring Falcons, struggling Cougars

Approximately one-third of the way into the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League season, the varsity girls’ soccer teams at Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High schools appear to be headed in wildly different directions.

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Santa Cruz County Superior Court

Johnson wins dismissal of attempted human trafficking charges, DA refiles

He was the sort of guy who could paint a sandwich board with a creative flair. He went by the moniker “Oakengard” and was...