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October 27, 2026

Sports Shorts

Scotts Valley tennis drops Cougars

Keeping your identity your own

About five years ago. I was checking my credit card account when I noticed a purchase in Albany, New York, with a vendor I didn’t recognize. Since I haven’t been to Albany in about 40 years, I had a sneaky suspicion something was awry. It turned out to be a purchase at an adult bookstore.

Trivia Cup Challenge debuts in Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley Rotary Club invites the community to participate in its first ever Annual Trivia Cup Challenge.

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley cleans up

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley is best known for the Music at Sky Park Festivals held every summer that support the music programs at local schools. This year the festivals will be held on the last Sundays of August (Aug. 27) and September (Sept. 24)....

Politics in Play

A conflagration of candidates competing for three open positions—judgeship, assemblymember and state senator—gathered on the stage at San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, February 6th to share their visions and voices with local voters. Sponsored by the Valley Women’s Club, the Press Banner and other local entities, a total of eight men and women rotated through a series of statements and questions, each addressing their strengths and desire to hold their office of interest. 

Cougars Crowned

Not even a homecoming loss at the hands of Watsonville High could dampen the spirits of the homecoming court at San Lorenzo Valley High on Saturday.

Weekend Voting Available in Santa Cruz and Watsonville

Santa Cruz County has issued 70,777 vote-by-mail ballots for the June 3 Election and just 8,939, 12.62 percent, had been returned as of May 27.

Letter: New, improved proposal

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Gang Task Force arrests five

The Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team Gang Taskforce Officers were conducting a patrol in the City of Watsonville at the end of January. The Gang Taskforce Officers observed a vehicle with a vehicle violation infraction. The Gang Taskforce Officers attempted to conduct a stop of the vehicle.

Conjunctive water use in Santa Cruz County

It may involve complex processes and it may be controversial, but conjunctive use may provide the solution to many of the water woes in Santa CruzCounty. The term “conjunctive use” is applied to a system of actively managing ground water and surface water systems such that overall water supply is increased. The main underlying idea is simple: store water underground in wet years so that it will be available during dry years to supplement diminished water supplies.

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Scotts Valley Council Candidates

Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats

Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...