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Another Winter Storm About to Land in Healdsburg

February 16, 2024

So, about that storm. It's actually two storms: "back-to-back atmospheric rivers" that local weather officials predict will dump around 4 to 6 inches of rain on our area from tomorrow morning through next Wednesday, with some possible thunder and lightning in there for dramatic...

Healdsburg’s Lunar New Year Fest Canceled Due to Rain

February 16, 2024

Big PSA tonight! The third annual Lunar New Year festival planned for the Healdsburg plaza tomorrow has been canceled because of this storm headed our way. Even though organizers had planned to hold the event "rain or shine," due to the predicted intensity of...

ID on Jane Doe’s Body, Found Near Healdsburg

February 14, 2024

A young woman whose dead body was found on the rural outskirts of Healdsburg more than three decades ago, but was always just a Jane Doe, has finally been identified as Vallejo resident Robin Fay Hendrick. This, thanks to a Sebastopol-based nonprofit called DNA...

Healdsburg-Area Reservoirs Full After Rains

February 14, 2024

Here's a quick reservoir check-in from the county's water agency, Sonoma Water. (We have our own water agency here in Healdsburg, but we pull from pretty much the same water sources, so much of their info is relevant to us.) The agency wrote in...

Healdsburg’s Water Supply at Risk After PG&E Pivot

February 14, 2024

Maybe you've heard mention, over the past few years, of a big bureaucratic haggle going on up in Mendocino County over the fate of an aging piece of waterway infrastructure called the "Potter Valley power plant." It's owned by PG&E right now, but they've...

La Pizza in Healdsburg Says Lease Is Uncertain

February 14, 2024

We've got an update on those freaky rumors swirling about the possible closure of the old-school La Pizza restaurant across from McDonald's at the south end of town. A reporter from the Press Democrat got a hold of both the restaurant's owner, Chhouk "Lilly"...

Healdsburg’s Historic Building Preservation Award Winners

February 12, 2024

Each year, the Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society hands out a batch of "historic preservation awards" to people in town who've done an especially good job sprucing up any iconic old buildings they own, in a way that both honors the original look and...

Total Overhaul for Wohler Bridge South of Town

February 12, 2024

You know Wohler Bridge, that giant one-laner over the Russian River just to our south, where you can cross from Westside Road over to the Forestville area? Starting this summer, the century-old bridge will be undergoing a massive reconstruction project to make it more...

In Memoriam: Judi Leven

February 12, 2024

Healdsburg resident Judi Levens — a familiar face at the Healdsburg Farmers Market, alongside her husband John — has died of cancer, according to friends and family. Jennifer Utsch, a local artist who goes by Jendala, remembered Judi in a recent Facebook post: "Always...

Healdsburg’s Girls Basketball Team Wins League Championship (Again)

February 12, 2024

Everyone was pretty sure this would happen, but now it's a done deal: Healdsburg High School's consistently excellent girls basketball team won the league championship game against Rancho Cotate on Saturday night. This means they took the No. 1 spot out of seven teams...

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Sports

BUTTERFLY Leo Kluse in midstroke at a 2025 meet.

Healdsburg, Windsor end swim season neck and neck

April 30, 2025

Swimmers from Healdsburg and Windsor high schools, neighboring campuses with a long shared history and intertwined roots, have been nipping at each other’s heels all season. For one, they share the same pool at Healdsburg High—so they stagger their daily practices, schedule their meets around each other and rub shoulders in the locker room...

Weather still a factor in spring sports

April 30, 2025

Hounds Challenge Tigers, Fall Short

April 23, 2025