Healdsburg Fire Department investigating smoke smell at Healdsburg Avenue flower shop
The Healdsburg Fire Department responded to reports of a smoke smell at Uniquely Chic Floral & Home around 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20.
WSCUHSD board to appoint new trustee at Sept. 22 meeting
A new face may be joining the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) school board by the end of its Sept. 22 special meeting, where the board will interview and appoint a new trustee to take former trustee Laurie Fadave’s place.
Healdsburg council to consider adopting $45 fee for recycled water delivery program
The Healdsburg City Council will consider adopting a $45 per delivery fee for the residential recycled water delivery program at its next meeting on Monday, Sept. 20. The council will also review the proposed Montage Park and Badger Park master plans.
Koi Nation announces plans for casino south of Windsor
The Koi Nation, a Pomo Indian tribe in Sonoma County, announced Sept. 15 their plans to build a 68-acre casino in unincorporated land between Windsor and Larkfield-Wikiup along Old Redwood Highway.
WSCUHSD in early mapping stages for switch to trustee-area elections
The switch to a by-trustee area election method is underway at West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD), inviting community feedback on mapping voting areas at its first public hearing on Sept. 14.
WUSD unveils COVID-19 Information Portal
Despite the resurgence of the coronavirus in Sonoma County this summer, students are back in their seats at Windsor’s schools — and the Windsor Unified School District has unveiled a new COVID-19 Information Portal to keep community members apprised of COVID-19-related activity across the district.
Partisanships; we have them
Remember when one of our biggest arguments was over “paper or plastic” when we went grocery shopping? Turns out, we were all wrong. Now it’s canvas or bring your own recyclable bag. New mothers used to be torn over whether to breastfeed their babies or use infant formula from purified cow’s milk, vegetable oil or soy. Many people once viewed breastfeeding as “unnatural.”
‘Healdsburg has been hungry for a solution’: City set to explore homeless shelter options
The Healdsburg City Council is interested in finding a site for a homeless shelter that could serve Healdsburg’s shelterless population. That was the sentiment that was expressed unanimously by the council during a special city council meeting on homelessness on Monday night.
The Sebastopol Apple Blossom Parade returns this weekend
The 2021 Sebastopol Apple Blossom Parade is rolling through town this weekend in a flash of good news for anyone feeling nostalgic for some public celebration.
New principal aims to restore leadership at Windsor High
Windsor High School’s new principal is working to bring consistency and trust to students and faculty at Windsor High School, as students return amid mask mandates and after years of unstable leadership.
