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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published June 9, 2023

FEMA extends individual assistance deadline FEMA has granted a request to extend the deadline to apply for individual assistance due to the February/March storms for...
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...

The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns

Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...

Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home

From their perch in their home atop the mountain in Bonny Doon, partners Tonje Wold-Switzer and Sebastian Little took in a panorama of lightning...

Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge threw out the California Department of Transportation’s request for a new trial in a case where a...

Driver who hit and killed pedestrian lambasts Caltrans

Every time Jeremy Paul Shreves rides the bus past the place where he accidentally killed pedestrian Josh Howard with his SUV in 2019, he...

Felton a testing ground for new wildfire prevention philosophy

While meeting in the scorching heat at Trinity Bible Church in Felton on Friday afternoon, a group was awaiting a tour of Fall Creek...

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...

San Lorenzo Valley High scholastic stars shine brightly

From participating in varsity cheer to starting a book club to competing in cross country, San Lorenzo Valley High School’s valedictorians and salutatorians have...

From horse and buggy to the moon: Felton’s Millie Kaitschuck turns...

A hundred years ago, things were different: More than 95% of all births took place at home. Sugar was .04 cents per pound, coffee...

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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...