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October 5, 2025

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Boys hoops get underway

The Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high school boy’s basketball teams are each looking for a winning season. Scotts Valley, which is still looking for the first winning season in school history has hired an experienced coach and SLV has a crop of young talent.

Valley Neighbors: From rock to the valley

Dave Burns of Mount Hermon is a pop vocalist who has an incredible ability to reach out and transform others with his music. He has been captivating audiences for almost 40 years.

Martial artist earns seventh degree black belt

Master Yong Soon Choi of Choi’s Tae Kwan Do in Scotts Valley, has earned what only a handful of women in California have dreamed of. In June, she completed testing with her instructor and finished the written and physical requirements to be awarded her seventh dan black belt in Tae Kwan Do. The seventh dan is two steps away from the highest level of black belt.

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The Mountain Gardener: Garden trimmings gain new purpose to trim holiday halls

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose. The garden's been put to rest for the winter, now covered with a nice blanket of compost.

Talk about money: Tax code needs an overhaul

Some Republican presidential candidates say we should throw out our tax code and replace it with a much simpler system. But as one local accountant says, “Don’t hold your breath.”

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Sophomore earns repeat spot in national race

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Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...