Briefs

Lifelong Healdsburg resident and local childcare leader Sergio De La O Jr. has passed away at the age of 59. He went to state college in Chico, where he studied child development, psychology and family relations, his obituary says. "He enjoyed working with children and...

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...

Longtime Healdsburg resident Frances "Diane" Bertoli — a local school secretary and wife of our former police chief — has passed away at age 87. Diane was reportedly born in British Columbia but moved here as a kid, graduating from Healdsburg High in 1954. More from...

Did you get that alert from Healdsburg police in the wee hours this morning, about a missing person named Marc Rodriguez? The 61-year-old Healdsburg resident had last been seen at 10 p.m. Monday "with the family dog, Penny, a Golden Doodle," police said. Well,...

Longtime Healdsburg and Windsor resident Terry Kilmer, known by some as "Kooter," passed away last month at the age of 73. He was originally from Oklahoma, and was beloved by his many family members and friends for his "Okie" charm, according to his obituary....

It's that time of year again when around 2,000 winos and foodies pay thousands of dollars each to flock to our little town for the four-day Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience — a procession of fancy meals, tastings, parties and hangouts, starting next Thursday, May...

Soooo the 75th annual Healdsburg Future Farmers parade and fair over this long Memorial Day weekend were a total smash, per usual. Aside from a guy I saw flag down a Bell's ambulance in the middle of the parade route (not sure what happened,...

Healdsburg's most ambitious local boy is all grown up and stepping into the leading role of the California State Senate, called "president pro tempore." Mike McGuire, now 44, was sworn into office Monday "with his right hand raised and his left holding his two-year-old...

Sonoma County farmworker advocacy org North Bay Jobs With Justice, known for their annual protest during the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience tasting near the plaza, is making some headway in one of their local campaigns against a familiar name in Healdsburg winemaking: billionaire Bill Foley,...