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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Justin Cummmings as this year’s board chair, and Felipe Hernandez as vice chair. While the chair role is largely ceremonial, the supervisor in that position leads the meetings and often serves as the spokesperson for the...

With two days left before the opening of the 2024 fair, these workers scramble to set up their popular barbecue stand at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Monday. The fair kicks off Wednesday at noon. For information, visit santacruzcountyfair.com/

Preparations are underway for the 125th anniversary celebration of the Watsonville Woman’s Club. Woman’s Club President Gina Gallucci said the Aug. 29 free event will be the centerpiece of a mixer hosted by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The organization was founded in...

There is a tiny seed that at one time was second only to corn, as a very important part in the diet of the ancient Aztecs.  The seeds come out of tiny pink flowers that grow in large clusters on the Amaranth bush; 60,000 seeds...

Watsonville Police investigate a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on East Lake Avenue. WPD said a Pajaro man was driving west on Eastlake Avenue just after 5 PM in a Toyota Camry east of Tuttle Avenue. At one point, he slammed into a parked Toyota...

Former Watsonville Fire Capt. Ron Rackley serves up homemade chili to Linda Hicks at the opening day barbecue lunch where huge crowds are filing through the 2024 fair. Dozens of fair food options will be offered through Sunday, with the stand kettlecorn, corn dogs,...

Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600 million Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, a long overdue effort to improve levees along the Pajaro River and Corralitos...