With many opposing obstacles — including warm ocean water, lack of rain, and low river flows — the return of chinook salmon looks promising.

Shout-out: Bravo to Felton Veterinary Hospital for exceptional care

A pair of projects designed to improve pedestrian safety in north Scotts Valley are nearing completion.

The San Lorenzo Valley High School boys and girls cross country team headed to the annual Stanford Invitational meet in Palo Alto last weekend to compete with 37 other California schools.

Brianna Annette Stevison,a 7-pound 4-ounce girl, was born to Michele Renee and David Michael Stevison of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She was born at 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 15, 2014.

The Scotts Valley Wrestling Academy’s preseason folkstyle team has experienced a surprisingly high turnout with 14 girls on the club thus far.

Throughout the year, I am asked for design help and plant suggestions, but it’s at this time of year that I especially hear the request; “I’d love to add more grasses to my garden.”

I suspect that the majority of houses in Santa Cruz County front a public road. For those homeowners, their headache consists of begging Public Works to fix the potholes that appear.