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The west part of the county was recently shocked when some of the most beloved, venerable eateries were suddenly closed by the Sonoma County Health Department.

On Aug. 29, at approximately 10:50 a.m., Windsor deputies were dispatched to the 300 block of Duncan Drive for a report of a disturbance.

Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase announced Friday that starting Saturday, June 6, in-person faith-based services, indoor retail shopping and dining, hair salons and barbershops will be allowed to reopen in Sonoma County with mitigation measures in place such as facial coverings and social distancing.

Healdsburg Elementary and Healdsburg Charter School held its annual Halloween parade this morning. Pirates, superheroes, zombies and firefighters were all in attendance. Healdsburg’s downtown merchants will welcome children from 4 to 6 p.m. today for the annual downtown Halloween trick or treating.

Imagine being in fear of the person you care about most. Imagine feeling you have nowhere to turn because you lack resources, perhaps have children to care for and you don’t know if family and friends will believe you.

Local artist Ned Kahn is building a temporary sculpture garden in the weedy, empty lot just east of Sebastopol’s downtown plaza. The future home of Hotel Sebastopol, the lot has been an eyesore in downtown for years now, although the extensive chain link fencing around the property has proved to be an inviting canvas for both a local homeless artist and political activists, including the local Black Lives Matter movement.

Familiar north county face leads vaccination efforts for school personnel

The agenda for the Aug. 18 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees is largely populated by updates, and those updates are primarily related to changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.