Public life goes dark
One month ago, all of Sonoma County’s “public life” was put off limits. No schools, locked parks, barricaded beaches, no dining out or casual shopping trips. Gathering places where conversations and friendships get shared are taboo. Libraries, coffee shops, brewpubs, art galleries and any space smaller than six feet square, are now officially declared uninhabitable.
Do you have old copies of the Sebastopol Times?
The Western Sonoma County Historical Society is on the hunt for copies of Sebastopol Times from specific years that the society doesn’t already have in its collection.
Local schools stress hygiene in light of virus
Amid the growing concerns associated with COVID-19, a novel strain of the corona family of viruses, local Healdsburg schools and surrounding school districts are stepping up cleaning regimens and emphasizing the importance of personal hygiene in an effort to keep students, staff and families healthy.
Oakville Grocery Healdsburg to Close
By Christian Kallen
Oakville Grocery Healdsburg, the popular gourmet deli and wine shop at the corner of Matheson and Center streets, announced it would close at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, on Nov. 26. Also closing will be its Wine Merchant shop, which opened...
Windsor man arrested for drugs sales, firearm
In a statement released July 12, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Windsor resident after a lengthy investigation for sales of drugs and possession of a firearm.
City to revisit strategic plan, energy efficiency at next meeting
While the agenda is a relatively short one for the upcoming Aug. 17 Healdsburg City Council meeting, there are a few items of interest such as discussing and approving updates to the city goals, a consideration to implement a temporary increase in the electric low-income discount and a consideration to adopt a resolution approving income-qualified energy efficiency programs.
