Recent Windsor High Grad Dies in Fiery Car Crash Near Healdsburg
The 19-year-old driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash along the northbound 101 near our Dry Creek exit on Sunday, Jan. 19, has been identified as Windsor resident Dax Enemark. California Highway Patrol officials tell the Press Democrat that he died at the scene “after the...
Huge New Healdsburg Winery Planned for Wohler Road
On the outskirts of Healdsburg, a wine brand called Auteur — currently based in the City of Sonoma — is reportedly planning to build a large, modern-looking new winery and tasting room on 8.2 acres at 10520 Wohler Rd. That's the property directly next to...
James Gore Running for State Senate
Looks like California’s second senatorial district, which stretches along the entire North Coast, could belong to a Healdsburg politician for many more years to come!
Hometown kid Mike McGuire has been holding onto the State Senate District 2 seat for more than a decade, but he’s about...
Bless This Rig: Bell’s Gets a New Ambulance
It was an unusual sight on Matheson Street at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church one morning last week—Father Rafael Karekatt was dressed in his ceremonial finery, offering prayers and shaking holy water inside and all around a brand new Mercedes Sprinter ambulance, blessing...
Healdsburg Crime Reports Rising: Public Security Cams on the Table
A big theme at the last City Council meeting was local crime trends. Healdsburg police officials presented their stats from over the past year, as they do annually — then used the data to make the case that the city should set up at...
Villa Dog Park Closed for Renovations
The dog park next to the Villa Chanticleer on Fitch Mountain will be closed for at least the next few months, while city crews carry out a "comprehensive renovation project" to fix up the park, local officials announced this week. So that local dog...
Preview: Healdsburg Climate Fest 2024
Today is Earth Day Eve, aka the greenest day of the year here in Healdsburg: Climate Fest 2024! Our homegrown environmental festival — also known as Festival del Clima, now in its second year — drew around 2,000 people to the plaza last April, according...
Historic Rainstorm Rocks Healdsburg
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s been raining. Hard. So hard, that all sorts of flooding, mudsliding and other havoc has unfolded across Healdsburg and environs over the past four days.
In the time since a “bomb cyclone” mated with an “atmospheric river” and started unleashing its waters on Healdsburg...
Faherty Opens As Council Considers Formula Stores
The new proposal was to expand the formula-free zone one block further into the Downtown Commercial district. McDowell showed a map where a red line marked the border of the proposed formula-free zone; it surrounds most of seven city blocks adjacent to the Plaza, marking a significant expansion of the prohibition zone.
In Memoriam: Richard Iverson
Lifelong Healdsburg resident and World War II veteran Richard Iverson, who at one time owned a local hardware store, reportedly passed away in his sleep about one month ago — on the same night he celebrated his 97th birthday. From his illustrious obituary: "Richard served in the Navy during...










