West county voters to pass or fail WSCUHSD parcel tax in March 2 election
West county voters will drive the destiny of a West Sonoma County Union High School District parcel tax in the fast-approaching March 2 special election.
Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end
Editor's Note: While this article has to do with the San Joaquin Valley, we felt that it's pertinent, given Sonoma County's strong agriculture industry.
One dead in embankment crash near Fort Ross
On Feb. 24, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to a call about a vehicle over an embankment on State Route 1 south of Fort Ross Road.
Vaccine shortages shut down SCOE clinic
In a statement released on Feb. 25, the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) announced it will be shutting down its teacher vaccination clinic next week due to lack of vaccine availability.
California students in richer areas far more likely to be back in classrooms
School districts in California’s richest neighborhoods are far more likely to offer in-person instruction than those serving its poorest, though the state as a whole remains behind the rest of the country in bringing students back inside physical classrooms, according to a CalMatters analysis of state data.
WCHC begins to schedule vaccinations through direct outreach
West County Health Centers (WCHC) recently pivoted toward scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations through direct outreach instead of open self-registration to effectively prioritize groups most at-risk.
Sonoma County to hand over vaccine distribution to state administrator Blue Shield
Starting March 7 Blue Shield, the state’s third-party COVID-19 vaccine administrator, will be taking over as Sonoma County’s vaccine distributor.
Sculptor spotlight: Michael Seymour
Michael Seymour from Santa Rosa creates his sculptures out of steel.
WUSD hopeful for April return to in-person learning
The target for reopening Windsor schools is moving again. In a community update on Feb. 23, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) Superintendent Jeremy Decker announced that the district has set an aspirational date for getting transitional kindergarten (TK) to sixth grade students back for in-person hybrid instruction.
