Home & Garden: Scotts Valley Water District announces return of rain barrel program
In the month of November, customers of the Scotts Valley Water District will once again be able to purchase 50-gallon Ivy Rain Barrels at a severely reduced price.
Home & Garden: SV farm provides education for community, opportunity for young farmer
The future of local farming could be taking place in Scotts Valley, as a local woman’s partnership with a young farmer to covert her seven-acre property into a functioning farm has proven bountiful for both.
The Mountain Gardener: The November Garden
Outside my window, the forest pansy redbud has started to display its spectacular orange fall color.
Falcons topple Cardinals in Homecoming victory
Led by a standout performance from junior quarterback Jake Lobo, the Scotts Valley High varsity football team came through on a damp and chilly November evening with a 27-12 Homecoming win over the visiting Santa Cruz High Cardinals.
Healthy Living: Olympic hopefuls in Scotts Valley
Visit the lap pool at Active Sports, Scotts Valley (formerly Club One) on any given day and you will find a mishmash of water enthusiasts, ranging from lap swimmers, to water aerobics, and everything in between.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Really big fish
Every fall, I try to make a few trips to Ano Nuevo Island — also known to mariners as New Years Island.
Letters & Shout-outs (Nov. 7, 2014)
Letter: Firefighter’s tough choice in dog attack brings relief to neighbors
Datebook (Nov. 7, 2014)
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Santa Cruz Trains: Laurel, Frederick Hihn’s little mountain town
A hidden glen on the northern fringe of Santa Cruz County, noted today only by a road sign on Laurel Curve off Highway 17, hides a tiny hamlet that once helped rebuild San Francisco in 1906.
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...


















