No threat in north county from fires in west county
For an uploaded list of evacuation orders, visit our sister paper, Sonoma West Times & News.Â
Jefferson’s First Day of School
Students at Jefferson Elementary start school this week. Before the socially distanced school year began, families went to campus to get materials and technology from the upcoming year.Â
Cloverdale’s Cooling Center
The Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center served as a cooling station opened by the county of Sonoma on Aug. 17 and 18. As temperatures reached local highs, Cloverdalians were able to spend some socially-distanced time at the center to cool off.
Influential landscape painter, Healdsburg figure, Wade Hoefer dies
The colors of olives, moss, dry reeds, pillowy clouds, brown earth, slack water, dusty sunsets and dark amber fields are also colors of Healdsburg, where they are prominently displayed in the paintings of artist Wade Hoefer in local galleries, restaurants, private residences and hotel lobbies. His distinctive large canvases are people-less landscapes that are an unmistakable part of Healdsburg’s aesthetics, a wine country palette of his own dominion now shared in perpetuity with his adopted hometown. Hoefer died just over a week ago on Aug. 11 at a local hospital. He was 72.
Healdsburg hospital voter forums continuing through Wednesday
A series of online voter information forums on the recently announced sale of the Healdsburg District Hospital began Monday evening and continues Tuesday and Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. via a Zoom teleconference. Pre-registration is not required and live questions and comments are accepted.
Evacuation orders issued for pair of west county wildfires
An interactive map of the evacuation orders and warnings can be found here.
Pedestrian succumbs to injuries in Bohemian Highway crash
On Saturday night, Aug. 15 at approximately 10:17 p.m., the California Highway Patrol received information about a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Bohemian Highway near Occidental on Camp Meeker Road.
Violent summer storm, raging heat knocks out power throughout county
Heat advisory in effect until Aug. 20
Arts & Entertainment
Plaza reclaims its place as Healdsburg’s hub
Returning for its 10th year is Dia de Muertos, the Mexican folk holiday that has found a new home north of the border since 2016. Dia de Muertos was first recognized locally to mark Corazón’s inaugural community event, where it introduced the newly established organization to Healdsburg.
