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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published June 23, 2023

Recruitment begins for Leadership Santa Cruz County Program Applications are now being accepted for the Leadership Santa Cruz County 2023-24 program.  This will mark the organization’s...

Full closure of Hwy 9 in Ben Lomond takes effect

Travelers will encounter a full closure of Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide, which started June 12 and continues through June 26, as Caltrans crews...

Plain Talk About Food | Honor Thy Father…

As a small child and living with my elderly uncle and aunt, I gave little thought to my absent father until it was time...
letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor | Published June 9, 2023

The hard truth Regarding Lynn McKibbin’s May 19 letter, “Dignity Health Closes Boulder Creek Clinic,” I had a prior warning of what was to come...

Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens

Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...

Plain Talk About Food | Jumping Frogs

“If the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing...

ATM stolen from Spanky’s Café

After consecutive break-ins, Spanky’s Café in Ben Lomond is now missing an ATM. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies responded to a report...

Dark comedy comes to Mountain Community Theater stage

Combine a touch of the macabre, plenty of belly laughs and some profoundly moving moments, and you’ve got the recipe for the perfect dark...

Plain Talk About Food | Soup/Salad and Let’s Talk

Having been raised by my elderly aunt who ran a boarding house for the workers at the nearby sawmill in the small town of...

Ben Lomond resident takes helm at Coffee 9

Mo L’Esperance got her start into food service at a pizza place in Southern California. “I got hired as a cashier,” she recalled. “Within two...

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...