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Amy Covin, who parlayed a life-long affection for Boston-style “slush”—a fruity ice confection with drizzles, sprinkles and playful attitude—into a Healdsburg dessert destination, announced over the weekend that she would be closing the flagship shop in early September. “I think we outgrew this facility the...

Incoming animals

A Forestville man was arrested Tuesday following a five-hour standoff with Sonoma County deputies.

Monday morning at 11:57am, chickens were reported in a Brown Street backyard. The call was transferred to a code enforcement officer, who responded to the area of the reported address and attempted to locate the animals. The officer was unable to locate the animals but planned to follow up the next day.

Last last month the City of Healdsburg reached a settlement with a local couple who challenged a required $20,000 inclusionary housing fee for a new house and ADU on their residential property. The settlement, for $35,000, puts a temporary end to a legal challenge of the City of Healdsburg’s inclusionary housing fee policy.

Mike Hilber is a classic outsider candidate, a populist that rails against both taxes and the outsized influence of money in politics — though “rails” is perhaps too strong a word for the reticent and soft-spoken Hilber, who is an engineer by training and temperament.

Another sudden shift in state policy has triggered an array of concerns and confusion last week about how California’s still-scarce COVID-19 vaccine supplies will be divvied up.

At this week’s Windsor Town Council meeting, council members will hear the result of a highly-anticipated racial polarization study, formally extend the parklet program through two actions and authorize Mayor Sam Salmon or another designee to vote at an upcoming meeting of the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association (SCMCA). The council meeting is being held on Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., and the full meeting agenda can be found here.