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September 14, 2025

City of Scotts Valley: Continuing to Adapt Through COVID-19

Our community has been under a Shelter-in-Place Order, of varying scopes, for four months—one third of 2020 so far.  It’s been a roller coaster of regulatory changes and we’ve all had to adapt and re-adapt. This week we had another change: the Governor announced a statewide re-closure of certain sectors of our economy (indoor dining, bars, wineries, movie theaters, zoos and museums, and entertainment centers). In the weeks ahead, more closures may occur given the rising COVID-19 numbers across the state.

Track athletes to showcase talent at CCS

The Central Coast Section will be holding the qualifying track meet this weekend on Saturday May 21, at Gilroy High school. Athletes from the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League will be representing the county and a healthy portion of those will be from the Valleys.

Three local runners qualify for state meet

San Lorenzo Valley High has another Central Coast Section champion: Freshman distance runner Anna Maxwell won the 3,200-meter run at Gilroy High to win her first CCS track and field championship May 25.

New Faces

- Nick Jensen Wilson was born at 3:23 p.m. Dec. 19, 2012, to Stacy Lynn and Devon Howard Wilson of Scotts Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces when he was born at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: Fruit trees deliver delicious plunder

Imagine biting into the first apricot of the season — juicy, sweet flesh the color of an orange sunset.

Obituary: Adriana Grisole Di Pietro

Adriana Grisole Di Pietro

News briefs

Local filmmaker’s El Salvador documentary to air on PBS

Obituary: Ruby Christine Ramsay (Towery)

Ruby Christine Ramsay (Towery)

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News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

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