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October 17, 2025

Collins stepping down, Jorgensen stepping in at WHS

In a letter to the community dated March 16, Windsor Unified School District Superintendent Jeremy Decker announced that Windsor High School (WHS) Principal Lamar Collins has resigned, effective March 15.

Raven’s “Taming of the Shrew” to perform outdoors

The Raven Performing Arts Theater will take its latest performance, “Taming of the Shrew,” on the road.

Letters to the Editor, week of Jan. 11, 2021

Hometown holiday miracle

Filling a gap in our community

As our cold, wet winter continues, we feel blessed to be out of the six year drought, but also bruised by the damage and harm caused by our recent flood waters. As those Russian River waters climbed, we as a community responded to those in need; once again showing that Northern Sonoma County is a community of compassion, care and action.

The Saint and the Sultan

I want to earn your vote! You and I have the great pleasure to live in Healdsburg where, for over 150 years, people have built a great community, come to each other’s aid when required, and looked forward to an ongoing future of growth and prosperity. I believe we are now at a crossroads. One where your future city leaders will decide whether we can afford to do all the great things we want to do.

Healdsburg Future Farmers Parade, Fair Wrap Up 75th Season

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,...

The Art of the Ornament, Dec. 20

HOLLY JOLLY ARTS AND CRAFTS — The Healdsburg Community Center hosted a holiday-themed arts and crafts workshop for kids on Friday, Dec. 20. Kids painted their own little ornaments and Christmas tree star toppers complete with glitter and a bendable wire to create a tree shape. Kids also got a chance to create their very own pinecone bird feeder drenched in peanut butter and rolled in bird seed.

Healdsburg’s Christmases past and present

Just like Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Healdsburg has witnessed Christmases of the past, present and future. The centerpiece of Christmas Present is the majestic, bejeweled and lighted tree erected in the Plaza by the city and the tourism improvement district. It is a stunning addition to the town’s bustling crosswalks. Healdsburg’s Christmas Future will be the one celebrated without masks and COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. And, Healdsburg’s Christmases Past hold many tales of earlier spirits, cherished memories and a few episodes almost lost to history.

Year in Review: Crime

Over the next couple of weeks, SoCoNews is reviewing the past year in Sebastopol and west county.

Suspect in Safeway parking lot shooting arrested

Anakin Daniel Roy Taylor, the suspect in a Sebastopol Safeway shooting that left one person injured, was arrested on Nov. 5 in Reno, Nevada by the United States Marshals and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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