COVID patients have doubled in California hospitals
Propelled by the delta variant and large numbers of unvaccinated people, COVID-19 patients are flooding California hospitals at a rate not seen since last winter’s surge.
Where does Windsor’s water come from?
As drought conditions tighten and reservoir levels drop, we thought it would be useful to know where our water comes from. In Windsor, the answer is found in the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), prepared by consultants Woodard & Curran.
Local favorite Downtown Bakery and Creamery put up for sale
When you walk into Downtown Bakery and Creamery on Center Street, the scent of warm scones envelops you in a comforting hug and the familiar sound of the bread slicer rings out as locals line up for their morning coffee.
California lawmakers and teachers unions stop short of a vaccine mandate
Maribel Ahumada says she lost her sister and nephew to COVID-19 last December.
Seb residents can highlight water savings, take meter survey
While the City of Sebastopol is making strides to encourage residents and businesses to limit water use, it’s also putting forward other water-related odds and ends that residents can use or participate in. We’ve gathered those in a list below.
Gallery: North county heads to Cloverdale for safety expo
North county community members came to Cloverdale Citrus Fair on Aug. 7 for the Northern Sonoma County Fire and Earthquake Safety Expo.
Windsor man convicted of sexual battery stemming from incident at WHS basketball banquet
According to a statement from the district attorney’s office, a Windsor man has been convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery and molestation of a child.
Local tribal citizens are advocating for more cultural burns
As smoke from the massive Dixie Fire made its way to Sonoma County, the Healdsburg Fire Department convened a group of fire ecologists, land management experts and stewardship specialists on Aug. 4 to provide a presentation to the community on fire ecology and how certain burns can help restore the land and work to help prevent devastating wildfires.
North county agencies come together to capture kidnapping and domestic violence suspect
North county law enforcement agencies collaborated in the apprehension of a suspect threatening his girlfriend and leading them on a car chase on Aug. 4. The suspect, identified as Christian Andersen, 38, from Cloverdale, is being held on $250,000 bond.
Push for special election to resolve Windsor’s mayoral appointment dilemma fails in deadlocked town council
After months of debate, a resolution that would have called a special election to change the current two-year mayoral seat selected at large into a fifth council seat, with the mayor selected every two years by council members, failed to win a majority in the deadlocked, four-member Windsor Town Council Aug. 3.
