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Watsonville FFA hosts Donkey Basketball tournament Watsonville FFA will present its third annual Donkey Basketball tournament on Feb. 23 at Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St., in the gym with doors opening at 6pm and the games starting at 7pm.   “Donkey Basketball” is just that—players...

WATSONVILLE—Three candidates have qualified to fill the vacant Area 5 seat on the Cabrillo College Board of Trustees, which covers Watsonville. The candidates will be interviewed during a public meeting on Feb. 27 at 6pm at Cabrillo’s Watsonville Center, Room C107. The three candidates are: • Manuel...

A selection of books and videos, in English and Spanish, are on display at the Watsonville Public Library’s main branch on Main Street as part of Black History Month. Titles such as “Malcolm X,” “The New Negro,” “Becoming Michelle Obama” and “His Truth is...

The latest addition to the exterior walls of the six-story Civic Plaza parking garage on Rodriguez Street has been completed. The new installation features 30 colorful panels depicting early immigrants to the Pajaro Valley, including Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Irish, African American and others. A...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Though the Disaster Recovery Center at Ramsay Park in Watsonville closed up shop Feb. 10, services are now offered at Watsonville City Hall. Starting Thursday, Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Watsonville and Felton were extended to continue providing recovery services to residents impacted...

Watsonville Elks Lodge #1300 recently honored their Past Exalted Rulers (PER). It was a day of recognizing the leadership team for their past service to the lodge and community. The Elks support veterans, scholastic scholarships, local community programs and youth groups.  The PERs were recognized for...

A tow truck operator from Auto Care Towing prepares to haul a Honda Accord away after the driver crashed through a utility pole (left) on the 2100 block of Freedom Boulevard Tuesday morning. Watsonville Police traffic officer Corey Johnston said a male driver of...

SANTA CRUZ—UC Santa Cruz police are investigating a rape that occurred during a party late Friday night in a forest in the Upper Campus area. According to police, the female victim’s friends found her passed out around midnight after a large party, and brought her...

WATSONVILLE—The United States Department of Agriculture is asking for community input as it updates its Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program for the first time since 2014. The shift includes offering more nutritious food geared to meet a larger variety of cultures.  Anyone can make suggestions...

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Saturday unanimously appointed Adam Scow to fill the seat vacated when former member Maria Orozco was elected to the Watsonville City Council. “Now the work begins,” Scow said after the vote. “I know it’s going...