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October 12, 2025

Sky Spectacles Wow Healdsburg

We’ve been getting all sorts of gifts from the sky in recent weeks. One big one came last Thursday night as the Northern Lights returned to the North Bay and a wave of aurora borealis flashed its pretty colors much further south than usual, in an encore from spring....

REIBT Basketball Tournament Results

Wondering what came of this year's RIEBT basketball tournament at Healdsburg High, held in the school gym last week? Our boys team was eliminated in the first round, and our girls team came in third place out of eight. Overall, Justin-Siena High won on the girls side and...

Cops Find Big Drug, Gun Stash in Healdsburg Home

Healdsburg police officers say they found a pretty serious stash of drugs, drug-selling stuff, guns and ammo inside a home on the east side of Healdsburg last Thursday morning, as “part of an ongoing drug sales investigation” here in town. They say they arrested...

In Memoriam: Joe De Benedetti

Healdsburg father of six Joe De Benedetti, who was deeply involved in local schools and the wine industry, has passed away at age 91. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and some years living and working down in Pacifica,...

Healdsburg Prune Packers Kick Off New Summer Baseball Season at Rec Park

Tonight is the big kickoff game at Rec Park for the Healdsburg Prune Packers' 2024 summer baseball season. Our town mayor will be throwing the first pitch, as is tradition. The Prune Packers are a century-old team playing in the California Collegiate League, which...

Food Bank Serving Healdsburg Hit by Federal Cuts

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting spree hit the Redwood Empire Food Bank here in the North Bay last week, in the form of $750,000 in suspended food shipments, according to the Press Democrat — thus “leaving the region’s largest hunger relief organization having to figure...

2 Teens Stabbed Near Healdsburg Skate Park: Police

Two teen boys were stabbed last Sunday night along the Foss Creek Pathway, near the Healdsburg skate park off Grove Street, according to local police. Here's their full announcement: "At about 10:30 pm, the Healdsburg Police Department received a call from a victim of...

Agave Restaurant Closed For Holidays

Agave Healdsburg, the well-loved Mexican food joint in the Safeway shopping center, will be closed through the end of this weekend for a "holiday season break." They reopen next Monday, Jan. 8. (Facebook Groups & Agave Healdsburg)

In Memoriam: Jendala Utsch

Jendala Utsch
Longtime Healdsburg resident, artist, nonprofit founder and spirit leader Jennifer Utsch, better known as Jendala, died of cancer in the wee hours Wednesday morning, according to loved ones who posted on her Facebook page. They had chronicled her decline on the page over the previous...

Healdsburg’s Lunar New Year Fest Canceled Due to Rain

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...

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Frank Rea carries the ball

Greyhounds still chasing victory

“As far as securing a win, we just really need to maintain focus and take care of the little things,” said coach Taylor Tappin. “Most of our games have been lost because we lose focus on defense or special teams, and give up too many big plays. If we can lock in and do our jobs, then we should be able to play with anyone in our league.”
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