State issues new round of indoor business closures
(Editor's note: Less than 24 hours after this article was posted, the governor made additional changes to the statewide and local orders. Please see the most updated information here.)
Memorial fountain rededicated in interfaith ceremony
Santa Rosa Memorial Park’s Holocaust Memorial Fountain was rededicated Sunday afternoon, following a community fundraising campaign.
New bees are buzzing in Healdsburg
On July 1, two beehives were installed at Healdsburg Senior Living.
County placed on monitoring list due to rising virus cases
Sonoma County was added to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus county watchlist Friday, July 10, joining 29 other counties in the state, according to the county’s health officer, Dr. Sundari Mase. Being placed on the watchlist is one of the first steps in a series of actions that could have certain businesses in the county shutting back down in as soon as three days, should case numbers not improve.
Celebrating the art that heals
The Sebastopol Center for the Arts and the Poet Laureate Selection Committee hosted a virtual reception on July 12 to honor Sonoma County's newest poet laureates. The event honored the outgoing county poet laureate, Maya Khosla, and celebrate the incoming laureate Phyllis Meshulam and youth poet laureate Zoya Ahmed.
Young songwriters, musicians take top spots in Sebastopol youth talent show
Instead of getting the “show on the road” and performing in-person this year for the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center Youth Talent Show, talented locals brought the show to the online sphere of YouTube. The four top winners of the annual talent show were first place winner Alina Peterson, second place winner Finley Rhodes and tying for third place, Emily Russell and Violet Skye Wright.
Student protesters stop construction on WHS project
Construction on a new student space at Windsor High School ground to halt on Thursday, when a handful of student and adult protesters planted themselves on the recently scraped patch of ground between the gym and the multi-purpose building.
Healdsburg police looking into Ward Street shooting
Healdsburg police are trying to gather more information following an apparent double shooting that took place on July 8.
Fire, water and trees at next council meeting
At the July 15 meeting of the Windsor Town Council, several items are up for presentation and discussion.
High school district looking at ‘soft launch’ for hybrid learning
During an emotionally charged virtual West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) school board meeting Wednesday evening, where a multitude of parents advocated for the return of in-class instruction, school board trustees decided to move forward with exploring a hybrid model of reopening.
