Healdsburg school district is switching to optional, highly recommended masking
This week, the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to eliminate its mask requirement, making masks optional but strongly recommended starting March 17 for secondary schools — Healdsburg Junior High School and Healdsburg High School — and starting Monday, April 11 for elementary schools.
Healdsburg Library to Close For Extensive Remodel
The Sonoma County Library branch in Healdsburg is receiving a thorough facelift in the coming year, with upgrades including new carpet, furniture, paint, and shelving, and the addition of windows to the exterior of the building.
Healdsburg Police and Sheriff Logs, Nov. 12 – 18
The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area.
Local canceled or postponed events
As precautionary measure surrounding the coronavirus epidemic, many local events, from public meetings to festivals have been canceled or postponed in recent days due to the potential health risks of hosting large groups of people in confined spaces.
Two schools get summer facelift
The line of redwoods that created a corridor from the main entrance, Prince Avenue, to the colorfully muraled Smith Robinson Gym is now gone. One of the dozen trees toppled over in a recent windstorm—no one was hurt and there was no damage, but it made all the more clear the importance of dealing with the hazard.
Gas line mishap closes Fitch Street
A crew planting a tree on the 500 block of Fitch Street damaged a four-inch natural gas line on Tuesday, resulting in the evacuation of a city block and an all-day repair job.
