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November 9, 2026

Washington School second quarter award winners

To help celebrate Cloverdale's local students, we'd like to recognize all of the kids from Washington Middle School who were named Student of the Month and Eagle Award Winner for the second quarter. Scroll through the gallery above to see the students with their awards.

On the calendar: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

Board to discuss granny unit laws

Windsor Fire honors pioneer

Call him a pioneer, a legend or one of the area’s biggest

The value of recycled water – by Teresa Gudino

Did you know that less than one percent of the earth’s water is available for human consumption? As California’s population continues to increase, climate change and periodic drought affect the amount of water supply available, and the demand for water to meet the needs of aquatic life and our environment continues to grow. Having enough water supply to balance all of the needs is becoming increasingly complex. Many communities throughout California are faced with the challenge of coming up with new and innovative ways to maximize the supply of drinking water, also called potable water. Recycled water can play a key role in responding to this complex issue and helping provide local, reliable water supplies to meet California’s water needs.

Living a century: Fern Pagni says she only feels 40

In last week’s paper, an editing error resulted in only part of this story being in print. The full story is reprinted here this week.

Rural Healdsburg Fire Caused by Driver With Busted Tire: Cal Fire

The alerts started flowing in this past Wednesday afternoon: A multi-pronged wildfire, consisting of three spot fires, was burning along Chalk Hill Road in the countryside east of Healdsburg and Windsor. Winds were high and grasses were dry. Locals held their breath while Cal Fire and various other...

Sonoma County to remain on state watchlist

COVID-19 cases still spiking as death toll reaches 39

Harvest continues as annual fair approaches

With October arriving next week, we are about to be reminded of the two very different harvest scenes that overlap at this time every year.

Editorial

We have dammed it, diverted it, paddled it, fished it, pumped

Fire in Larkfield frays nerves

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24 a landscaping crew sparked a blaze behind Cardinal Newman High School that sent local fire agencies springing into action and frayed nerves in an area not yet finished rebuilding from the devastation of the 2017 Tubbs Fire.
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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.