Scotts Valley High girls’ lacrosse team recently finished the regular season in spectacular fashion by going undefeated and winning the Pacific Coast Athletic League title outright for the first time in the program’s history. The No. 3 seed Falcons (16-0, …
A Texas man was killed Friday afternoon when his car shot off of Highway 1 near Davenport and careened over a steep cliff into the sea. The California Highway Patrol said the 29-year-old man, from Dallas, was driving a black …
We had a great turnout for our second annual Multicultural Fair, held at Skypark in Scotts Valley. I have so much gratitude for the entire community showing up and celebrating the rich diversity of our county with us. Despite the …
Combining a touch of the macabre, plenty of belly laughs and some moving moments, Mountain Community Theater’s production of “The Viewing Room” opens May 19.
As one father took to the microphone, at the May 3 San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District board meeting, to voice his dismay over the District’s plan to fly Pride Flags from its flag poles in support of the LGBTQ+ …
Ever feel like you wish you had someone else’s body type? Is the body you want always just out of reach? Like no matter what you do, you’ll never quite be slim, strong or fit enough? If this is true, …
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 spent their high school years getting things done—even remote learning during Covid, forced evacuations due to …
A hundred years ago, things were different: More than 95% of all births took place at home. Sugar was .04 cents per pound, coffee was .15 cents per pound and eggs were .14 cents per dozen. The population of Las …
What fun it must have been for the children raised in the 1900s at Filoli Estate. You can just imagine what a kid could do on 654 acres of orchards, fields and gardens creating a maze of places to hide …
San Lorenzo Valley High senior Kaitlin Seigle came into the track season feeling the fastest she’d ever felt in her career. But just when things started to look up, she hit a snag that included a lung infection, followed by …
Scotts Valley High senior Sam Freeman was stacked up against some of the best athletes at last weekend’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships, knowing that it could’ve been his final time wearing a Falcons’ track and field uniform. “Of …
Over the past couple weeks, flames have once again been flickering up from the terrain of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, a place that was almost entirely destroyed in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire. But this time, the fuel …
As part of National Library Week, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited the Felton Branch Library to promote local libraries and read a book at a special outdoor story time.
As someone who has held management and leadership positions for most of my career, I was intrigued to learn more about how working with horses can improve leadership skills in the workplace. I had the opportunity to meet Razelle Janice …
The Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market welcomes everyone to the launch of the 2023 season on Saturday, May 6. Join us for a second year at the Joe and Linda Alberti Boys and Girls Club off of Scotts Valley Drive. Nestled …
Having been raised by my elderly aunt who ran a boarding house for the workers at the nearby sawmill in the small town of Aberdeen, Wash., my younger days were spent primarily in the company of older people. Our house …
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 weeks I was in the back cooking, because it was more fun.” And after stints …
I have been gardening for a very long time. But even now I feel I know just a little bit about a whole lot of subjects. Every day I learn something new. Now that spring weather has finally arrived I’m …
It seems like only yesterday that Scotts Valley High junior Ashlyn Boothby and the rest of her teammates were lacing up their shoes to compete in another grueling track and field season. However, the season is already near the finish …
People in Santa Cruz County will be allowed to apply for unemployment benefits if they lost work due to recent storms, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said today.
