Suspect in Rohnert Park homicide is from Windsor
Two suspects have been arrested in relation to a homicide at the Park Ridge Apartments in Rohnert Park, and one of them is from Windsor.
Alexander Valley Pruning Contest Coming Up — Now, With Women
The Alexander Valley Winegrowers group, which oversees all the grape-growing activity in the valley northeast of Healdsburg, is hosting their local grapevine pruning contest this Feb. 13, aka Valentine's Eve, for the 24th year. All workers at Alexander Valley vineyards are invited to enter...
Pedestrian killed on Highway 101 near Arata Lane
According to a statement from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), at 10:38 p.m. on June 27, officers responded to northbound Highway 101, south of the Arata Lane exit in Windsor for reports of a person laying in the roadway.
City Manager holds First Community Meeting
In an effort to communicate more directly with residents, the City of Healdsburg has revived its occasional “Meeting with the City Manager” format, last held in 2019 when David Mickaelian had the job.
Jeff Kay, who has been in the position since early in 2021, held...
Windsor’s first virtual meeting doesn’t go as planned
In a wild and somewhat unprecedented evening on April 1, the Windsor Town Council held its first virtual meeting via the meeting app Zoom.
Got something to say about library service hours?
The Sonoma County Library is hosting multiple Community Conversations throughout the county to discuss library service hours. In partnership with the Library Branches Library Advisory Boards and Friends of the Library, each Community Conversation will be held at their respective library branch this spring. As the library prepares its first round of expanding library hours later this spring, these discussions will guide library administration in understanding the needs for each community in Sonoma County. Share your current library use and how you imagine the future of your library.
Healdsburg Police Log Feb 20-24
Monday, Feb. 20
1:48pm. At Parkpoint Health and Swim Club on Foss Creek Cir., Reporting Party (RP) states that while she was in the gym her vehicle was keyed. Report taken.
4:18pm. A party came into the Police Department (PD) lobby stating that she was verbally...
Healdsburg Police Department runs Special Olympics torch
Police departments across Sonoma County participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 12, when the Torch of Hope was carried through Sonoma County, with Cloverdale, Healdsburg and Windsor Police Departments carrying the torch through north county streets. The torch is being carried on its way to the Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games and its opening ceremony in Davis on June 22.
City Hikes Water Rates for Healdsburg Residents
Rates for both water and wastewater services will rise, as reflected on the next City of Healdsburg utility bill, which residents should receive soon.
While the cause is not directly related to the ongoing drought or persistent pandemic, there’s little doubt that the two emergencies...
Newspapers becoming nonprofit
To keep local journalism alive, the owners of this newspaper and three other community newspapers in Sonoma County are transferring their ownership to a new nonprofit created to help the papers compete in a 21st century news market defined by online competition and a flood of information that is often free.














