County to remain on watchlist as virus hospitalizations, case rates increase
Sonoma County added 79 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and currently there’s an overall total of 70 deaths, five of which occurred in the last 24 hours among the county’s older and more vulnerable population in skilled nursing and residential elder care facilities according to an update from Sonoma County Health Officer, Dr. Sundari Mase.
County declares emergency amid wildfires
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared a local emergency Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, in response to the Walbridge Fire burning down to Armstrong Woods that continues to threaten the Rio Nido, Guerneville and lower Russian River communities.
Update: Red flag warning canceled
Update: The National Weather Service has canceled the red flag warning for the remainder of Monday.
Sebastopol taps interim police chief
The city of Sebastopol announced a new interim police chief earlier this week, tapping Don Mort to fill the position.
Local nonprofit distributes N95 masks, emergency preparedness info.
As the thick smell of smoke clung to the air and ash rained down from the sky, nonprofit Corazón Healdsburg handed out N95 masks and emergency preparedness brochures to residents Thursday afternoon at the Healdsburg Community Center.
County fires remain a regional priority
With fires throughout the state, the Walbridge and Meyers fires are a priority for the CalFire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit, but resources are slim
No school waivers for the foreseeable future
Case count too high, potential to consider in distance learning through December
Abbreviated council meeting ratifies police contract
The agenda for the Aug. 19 Windsor Town Council meeting was never a long one, but after the Walbridge Fire burst into being and sent nerves fraying as it crept closer to the town’s limits, the agenda was tightened even further.
Walbridge fire lines holding, lack of resources still an issue
With burning conditions not as severe as seen in nights prior, fire crews have maintained the fire lines of the Walbridge Fire along Sweetwater Springs Road, however, despite a concentrated effort to contain the Stewarts fire burning at the heel of Lake Sonoma near Skaggs Springs Road, it is going to be allowed to burn into Walbridge in order to better allocate resources across the area, according to CalFire Division Chief Ben Nicholls.
