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After running Sonoma County’s public health laboratory nearly around the clock for months, Rachel Rees has only recently been able to downshift and give her microbiologists some vacation time. They need it: Two are wearing wrist braces for repetitive stress injuries after processing tens of thousands of COVID-19 tests.

A 27-year-old Santa Rosa man was issued a citation for trespassing on May 2 after entering a home on Westmont Court after escaping the ambulance bay at Healdsburg District Hospital with an IV still in his arm.

On Saturday, Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sebastopol and west county residents gathered at the Sebastopol plaza for the 6th annual Living Peace Wall induction ceremony.

The Rotary Club Sebastopol Sunrise’s international efforts to provide educational and health services around the world were the focus of an article in the international magazine “Rotary.” The issue focused on activities and projects by Rotary clubs all around the world that have been doing remote, virtual and socially distanced projects.

Plans to rebuild Guerneville’s flood-prone gas station and minimart with a dozen new apartments on the Rio Nido Strip drew neighborhood criticism at a county Design Review Committee hearing last week.

UPDATE: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m.: The West Sonoma County Union High School District has cancelled its Nov. 13 board meeting so as to concentrate on negotiations and budget challenges.

8:05 p.m. The first update of the night shows Rosa Reynoza out to a strong lead, with 2,709 votes, nearly double that of her two closest challengers, Jeffrey Leasure and Oscar Chavez who are tied with 1,000 votes each. Julia Donoho is close behind with 919 and Cody Wilson trails with 110.

Last year, Windsor hired a new superintendent of schools by pulling from their neighbor to the north, Cloverdale. This year, they’re doing it again, welcoming two new administrators down from Cloverdale. Susan Yakich, currently principal of Jefferson Elementary in Cloverdale will be taking over the top spot at Mattie Washburn in Windsor, and current Cloverdale High School Principal Chris Meredith will be taking over as human resources director for the district.

Ads part of work to upgrade the railroad tracks in preparation for passenger rail service to the town of Windsor, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) contractor Stacy and Witbeck will be performing construction activities at the Pool Creek Bridge north of Shiloh Road.