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Watsonville High senior quarterback Evanny Rosillo-Uribe recorded a pair of touchdown passes for the girls’ flag football team in a 12-2 win over King...

CHP searching for new officers

Local News

The California Highway Patrol is not only searching for speeding motorists and expired registrations: They’re also on the lookout for new officers. Israel Murillo Jr.,...

Nature photographer aims for Open Studios

Arts & Culture

Corralitos artist Sylvia Valentine is gearing up to show her original nature photography in the annual Open Studios Art Tour. Her photography stems from her...

Sharks drop Mission North Division opener to NMC | PCAL football roundup

High School Sports

After a month of working out the kinks during preseason, St. Francis High was back on track and looking like a team destined to...

Final chapter for Kelly’s Books

Local News

After 12 years of running Watsonville’s only bookstore, Kelly Pleskunas will hang up her closed sign at Kelly’s Books for the last time Nov....

Santa Cruz County Fair a ‘roaring success’

Local News

The 2023 Santa Cruz County Fair wrapped up Sept. 17 with greater attendance than years past. From monster trucks and pig races to LEGO...

OPINION

Letter: Pitching the valley

September 14, 2023

I’m here today to give you a pitch, A burning desire, It’s more than an itch, Underscoring the fact that this valley’s so rich Painting a picture imagine this course Make a reality Our place mighty force. The nature, the earth, the sea, and the sloughs The farms, and the people, so good and so true And our horn to toot Discover...