Lands, Bagby slated to take seats on council
With all precinct votes tallied and an unknown number of mail-in ballots left to count, the two open Cloverdale City Council seats are projected to go to Todd Lands and incumbent Melanie Bagby.
West Side Union School District is looking for a new school board trustee
The West Side Union School District is looking for a new volunteer trustee for its school board, which oversees the K-6 elementary school district.
Package thieves apprehended after chase through Windsor
In a statement on its Facebook page, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s department announced the capture of two subjects stealing packages and other items throughout the county.
Three prospective candidates in Windsor’s special election as filing deadline approaches
The nomination period to file for candidacy in the Windsor Town Council’s April special election will close Friday with no extension period.
What we took and what we left behind
In the rush to flee the firestorm, many of us were faced with having to quantify and calculate the emotional and actual value of many of our possessions in an incredibly brief period of time. Now, living in an area with some familiarity with natural disasters, many of us knew the basics — ID, important documents, checkbook, medicine, pets — but after that was covered, what did people grab to potentially start a new life with?
Celebrating 25 years of ‘Poem for the Day’ with Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson has been providing a poem a day for readers in west county for 25 years.
Some west county post offices close amid wildfires
A handful of west county post offices are closed in response to the evacuation alerts from the Walbridge Fire. People in the areas with closed post offices are being directed to the main post office, located in Petaluma, to pick up their mail.
Prescribed burn at Warm Springs Dam set for Wednesday morning
The CalFire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit along with the Northern Sonoma County Fire District and the United States Army Corp of Engineers will be conducting a controlled burn tomorrow morning, July 15, from 6 a.m. to noon at the Warm Springs Dam at Lake Sonoma.
City adopts more comprehensive emergency plan
New plan includes provisions for fires, floods, pandemics and a citywide evacuation map
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
