Off-road engine added to fire department’s fleet
The Watsonville Fire Department recently purchased an off-road fire engine, and at a drastically reduced price.
A Presidents’ Day protest: Rally held to counter Trump’s emergency declaration
More than 100 people celebrated Presidents’ Day Monday by staging a protest against the current one, and his decision to declare a national emergency over immigration issues.
Linking students through their good deeds
The students at Mintie White Elementary School spent the past two weeks performing acts of kindness for their friends and family. They then wrote each of these acts upon a strip of paper, which became the link in a chain in their classrooms.
Nearly 50 children receive free dental care
Dientes Community Dental Care celebrated Give Kids A Smile Day on Feb. 9 by partnering with six volunteer hygienists from the Monterey Bay Dental Hygienists’ Association to provide 48 uninsured children with free dental care.
Art, stitch by stitch: PV Quilt Show returns to fairgrounds
The annual Pajaro Valley Quilt Show returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Feb. 23 and 24, showcasing more than 300 quilts as well as clothing, purses, dolls, pincushions and more.
County launches intervention team
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a report on a new program created to help some of the county’s most recalcitrant criminals.
Bolstering safety: With sales tax nearing its end, city officials eye renewal
With Watsonville's Measure G ending in 2021, so could the roughly $4 million that comes with it annually.
Female Athlete of the Year: Aptos’ Izzy Graff brought excellence to...
Aptos graduate Izzy Graff was on the verge of joining the cross country team going into her junior year in 2023 so she could...
