Manriquez New Principal at Healdsburg High
Healdsburg Unified School District announced the selection of Francisco Manriquez as the new principal for Healdsburg High School. Manriquez has for the past two years has served as assistant principal at Healdsburg High.
Photo gallery: Small grass fire erupts in north Windsor
At approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31 a small grass fire erupted in an empty field along Old Redwood Highway, just east of the terminus of Starr Road. The field sits between AAction Rents and McLea’s Tire, though neither business suffered damage as a result of the blaze.
Detectives arrest two men for Bank of the West robbery in Forestville
Detectives arrested two west county men for the Nov. 12 robbery of Forestville’s Bank of the West, according to a Nov. 18 press release from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
West county high school board reviewing LCAP, budget
During its meeting on Wednesday, June 23, the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) Board of Trustees will be considering approval of the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), its budget, and will be considering approval of a resolution that outlines the return to full in-person learning for the beginning of the upcoming school year.
Photo Gallery: Trunk or Treat, Oct. 31
A drive-thru trunk or treat was hosted at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair on Halloween, Oct. 31. Decorated cars set up in a semi-circle at the fairgrounds and masked families drove through so kids could trick or treat in a more COVID-safe manner.
Healdsburg Fire Station No. 2 opens its doors
Friends and family of firefighters, passersby and the curious converged on the new Healdsburg Fire Department Station No. 2 on Saturday, to take a first look at the now-completed building.
Commentary: Protect Felta Creek
On Nov. 17, Cal Fire approved a Timber Harvest Plan that will permit aggressive logging in the headwaters of Felta Creek, one of the last remaining native fish habitats in the entire Russian River watershed. Despite more than 130 letters of public concern from school board officers, the local fire department, concerned citizens, ecologists, nonprofit organizations and neighborhood associations, as well as elected officials including county supervisor James Gore and state senator Mike McGuire, Cal Fire gave the green light on THP 17-017 SON “Fox Meadow.”
Are you a citizen?
We rarely quote our president, Donald Trump, but here goes: “I’m proud to be a citizen, you’re proud to be a citizen. The only people that are not proud to be citizens are the ones who are fighting us all the way about the word ‘citizen.’”
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.
