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Caltrans sets lower speed limits along Highway 9

Caltrans will lower speed limits on several segments of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County following a recent engineering and traffic survey of an...
American football

Santa Cruz County Parks plans free ‘Punt, Pass, Kick’ events ahead...

In the spirit of the upcoming Big Game, Santa Cruz County Parks is bringing families together through sport with three Punt, Pass & Kick...
Danish

Plain Talk About Food | The ‘Real’ Blackberry

I simply cannot pass a display of blackberries at any fruit stand without buying at least one “clamshell” of those luscious berries, which are...
Dungeness crab cakes

Plain Talk About Food | A Fresh Beginning

Opening the door of my refrigerator to pull out ingredients for a new recipe I am trying or walking the path in my garden...
Ben Lomond Village Alliance

Ben Lomond history talk returns with new stories at Park Hall

This January, Park Hall will once again echo with stories of grit, ambition and larger-than-life characters who helped shape Ben Lomond and the greater...
Biscotti

Plain Talk About Food | A PG&E Christmas

I had my grocery list in hand while stuffing a bag full of string beans for our Christmas dinner last week at Safeway market....
Apple dumplings

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a...

“Why such a huge turkey?” I was asked by my butcher. “For ‘leftovers,’” I replied. My family loves leftovers as much as they love...
letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor | Published Nov. 28, 2025

Water district meeting to discuss pest management San Lorenzo Valley Water District has recently used the herbicide Garlon 4 as a substitute for the banned...
Mountain Community Theater actors in play

Magical winter revival: MCT’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ transforms for the...

Snow may not fall very frequently in the San Lorenzo Valley, but magic certainly will this season at Park Hall as Mountain Community Theater’s...
Kaila Dettman and John Laird

Ben Lomond native and land conservancy leader honored for preserving California’s...

When Kaila Dettman was growing up beneath the redwoods of Ben Lomond, she spent her childhood racing through the ferns of Quail Hollow Ranch,...

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San Lorenzo River rescue

Responders pull rafters from flooded San Lorenzo River during storm

With wind gusts having hit 40 mph at Mt. Umunhum, and the San Lorenzo River swelling to more than eight feet in height thanks...