Windsor man gets 15-to-life for drunk driving death
In a statement dated July 27, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office announced that Josimar Ortiz-Ortiz, 29, from Windsor, was sentenced on Monday, July 26 by the Honorable Peter Ottenweller to serve 15 years to life in state prison. The sentence comes after his June 28 conviction for second-degree murder for driving while intoxicated, crossing over the double yellow lines on Old Redwood Highway, and killing 60-year-old Jose Beltran.
Farm Trails staging Gravenstein benefit concert
Live music, local foods, plenty of apples for pre-sale only event
Legendary El Mo football, track coach Chan Castleberry dies at 80
Iconic El Molino High School educator, football and track coach Chan Castleberry has died at the age of 80 following a long illness, his family announced on Wednesday.
Sebastopol council implements conservation measures for commercial, industrial businesses
Public works to come back with conservation recommendations for the city’s water tower accounts
Occidental man located
Sonoma County Search and Rescue has located Lyle Keller, a 61-year-old male who had been missing from Occidental. He had last been heard from at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 25.
Council receiving presentation about creation of Cloverdale’s wildfire protection plan
The Cloverdale City Council’s first meeting back at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center will be a small one, with a presentation about the Cloverdale Fire Protection District’s wildfire protection plan and two regular business items, one designating a voting delegate and the other considering the cancellation of the council’s Aug. 25 and Sept. 22 meetings. The meeting will be held both at the arts center on North Cloverdale Boulevard and over Zoom. It begins at 6 p.m. For the full agenda, go here.
West County Teen Clinic finds its full-time home in Sebastopol
West County Teen Clinic is moving to Sebastopol for good to provide west county teens free and confidential sexual, reproductive and behavioral health services right where they’re at.
Mandatory water restrictions imposed in Windsor
With drought conditions worsening, the Town of Windsor is joining other communities and organizations in enacting mandatory water restrictions within its service area.
Cloverdale council heading to hybrid meetings
After months of residents asking when Cloverdale City Council meetings would be heading off of Zoom and back into the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (CPAC), the Cloverdale City Council now back in person.
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Plaza reclaims its place as Healdsburg’s hub
Returning for its 10th year is Dia de Muertos, the Mexican folk holiday that has found a new home north of the border since 2016. Sponsored by the City of Healdsburg’s Community Services and the local nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg, Dia de Muertos was first recognized locally to mark Corazón’s inaugural community event, where it introduced the newly established organization to Healdsburg.
