HYPE Networking Mixer, Feb. 23
Join the Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs for networking, wine, and hors d' oeuvres on Thursday, Feb. 23, 5:30-7 p.m. at Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites. Enjoy constructive networking exercises, refreshing wines from Merriam Vineyards, small bites, door prize, and more.
West county’s urgent care remains closed after over a year
More than a year after Sonoma Specialty Hospital (SSH) of Sebastopol temporarily closed its Progressive Urgent Care to reduce COVID-19 exposure in March 2020, west county’s only urgent care is still shuttered.
Summer weather heats up season’s activities
PLAZA MUSIC - The weather cooperated on a balmy Thursday night
WSCUHSD to rebrand high schools for new identity
The West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) board knew it was facing a lot of opposition to its consolidation plans at the March 16 meeting, but that didn’t stop them from voting to move forward with rebranding the remaining schools to help move the district forward and create some sense of unity among the communities being forced together.
Special challenges of special education students under quarantine
The sudden shift to remote learning has pushed Sonoma County’s 40 school districts into unchartered territory, testing already-strained resources. For its nearly 400 special education students, the transition has been especially tough, and the stakes could not be higher, as districts plan for summer and fall sessions.
The disintegration of the wine tourism economy
The welcome mat for Sonoma County’s wine country was rolled up several weeks ago in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place, and there is no prediction of when it might be rolled out again. Only a little over one quarter (27.8%) of the county’s 7,000 lodging rooms were occupied at the beginning of this month, down from an average occupancy rate of 78% from a year ago.
Windsor man arrested for drugs sales, firearm
In a statement released July 12, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Windsor resident after a lengthy investigation for sales of drugs and possession of a firearm.
Nonprofits get a helping hand from Healdsburg Forever
Healdsburg Forever, a regional nonprofit affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, issued a total of $80,000 in emergency grants to six local nonprofits in an effort to help support organizations that are having to ramp up their services to meet increased food, shelter and health care needs.
