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Residents and others are encouraged to call Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. Monday, June 9 8:10am A 41-Year-Old (YO) woman was contacted for a welfare check by an officer at the L&M Motel on Healdsburg Avenue. She was cited and released for possession...

The line of redwoods that created a corridor from the main entrance, Prince Avenue, to the colorfully muraled Smith Robinson Gym is now gone. One of the dozen trees toppled over in a recent windstorm—no one was hurt and there was no damage, but it made all the more clear the importance of dealing with the hazard.

The affected routes are the three earliest departures from Windsor, headed southbound to Larkspur. Morning departure times scheduled at 4:35, 4:58 and 5:30am will be temporarily discontinued starting Monday, June 23. The first morning departure on weekdays will then become 6:02am. The reason: those damn train horns wake up the residents.

Healdsburg was one of over 2,000 communities nationwide that held protests on June 14, "No Kings Day." It also became the second of two Sonoma County jurisdictions to join a growing list of municipalities fighting the administration over its crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Then there's this: A scooter near the Memorial Beach Veterinary Hospital on Healdsburg Avenue was stopped for speeding. The driver was cited for driving on a suspended license, violating probation, lacking proof of insurance and driving without a license. More Police News ...

The official arrival of SMART to its new station in Windsor was met by well over 1000 residents, neighbors and on-stage engineers and politicians who helped bring Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit service to what is now its northern terminus, the Town of Windsor.

Both Wendy Cline, the facilities director, and chief executive officer Jennifer Weiss were excited by the prospect of the remodel. “Our amazing team is working quickly to bring this new incredible state-of-the-art clubhouse to our deserving kids and community,” Cline said. “This marks a significant step toward making our long-held dream a reality, creating a space where kids can thrive.”

While all the nominated plants are found in the area, Healdsburg Garden Club did limit its list to native plants, though some are widely found outside Healdsburg’s city limits. The proposal included four flowers: the Douglas iris, the yellow mariposa lily, scarlet fritillary and blue-eyed grass, the once ubiquitous California native grape, and the familiar oak trees of the region.

Father MarvinBowers came to Healdsburg in 1972 and started his outreach by making friends with Monsignor Jack O’Hare at St. John’s across the street. Pastor Bill Hayes of the Federated Church (now Healdsburg Community Church) soon joined them, forming a weekly ecumenical lunch which engendered several church-started yet secular community services. He died in April.

An officer contacted a woman in the West Plaza Park on North Street after being told of an encampment behind the dumpsters. A 47-year-old (YO) woman was arrested and transported to county jail for resisting arrest and on an outstanding warrant regarding check fraud and a violation of an order to appear in court. And more police reports the last week of May...