West County High School students start the year
It couldn’t be an ordinary first day back to school at West County High School in Sebastopol, on Thursday, Aug. 12. Teenagers of the new consolidated school milled about and threw their arms around friends, though a staff person offered blue surgical masks as they headed to the outdoor stadium for a rally.
Sanity and sports
Sometimes the world seems like an extra crazy place. It’s why we seek escape in comfortable places and pastimes like games or sports. But, nowadays even these can be challenging and confusing.
County, SCOE to host virtual community webinar on youth vaccinations
A webinar to address questions about COVID-19 vaccinations for youth featuring local pediatricians is taking place over Facebook Live on Wednesday, May 26.
American Legion Crab Feed, Feb. 4 at Villa
American Legion Sotoyome Post 111 is hosting its annual crab feed on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Villa Chanticleer in Healdsburg. The menu includes all-you-can-eat crab, garlic bread and salad. Dinner also includes beer, wine, water and coffee. There is no pasta, no raffle and no auction to distract attendees from fresh crab. Proceeds from this event support the charitable programs of the local legion post. The event is $60 a ticket. For tickets call 431-2328 or 695-2663.
Windsor man convicted of sexual battery stemming from incident at WHS basketball banquet
According to a statement from the district attorney’s office, a Windsor man has been convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery and molestation of a child.
Campaign for Assembly Gets Down and Dirty
In early February, about the time vote-by-mail ballots began arriving at registered voters’ homes, political mailers began appearing as well—glossy, eye-catching, attention-grabbing, oversized postcards. Most promoted their candidate of choice, but some erupted into hit advertising through direct mail and targeted video.
SoCurious: Meyer lemon tree woes
Q: My young meyer lemon tree’s leaves have black sooty stuff all over them. What do I do to help?
Will city try to prevent gun shop in Healdsburg?
City council to review ‘urgency ordinance’ in response to potential firearms dealerÂ
Snapshot: Nighttime Harvest
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That sound heard in the middle of the night? It might not have anything to do with Halloween ghosts or goblins, but rather with trucks and grape-harvesting machinery. It’s a bit spooky to have an 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck...
Healdsburg praised for affordable housing stock
Housing costs are lower than they’ve been in years, the rental
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.



















