Healdsburg winery owner, car collector Ketcham dies at 65
Classic cars, family, good food and great wine.
Healdsburg Police Logs
A partial list of reports received and logged by Healdsburg Police Department
Monday, Jan. 30
7:55am. Trespassing at Black Oak Coffee. Reporting party (RP) called to report a woman wearing a blue sweater, white hat and white shoes was asleep on their benches. The RP said...
Guest Column: Ron Edwards Shares His Story
"I was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Virginia Edwards, teacher and daughter of a woman who picked cotton and cleaned homes to put her and her brother through college..."
$1 Million Bail for Giorgi Park Suspect
Just before 8pm on Thursday, Oct. 5, Healdsburg Police Dispatch received a call about a possible attempted kidnapping of two 12-year-olds at Giorgi Park.
Officers were dispatched and arrived within three minutes. Upon their arrival the officers were met by adult family members of the...
‘Syar’ Mining Site in South Healdsburg for Sale
It looks like the 88-acre property owned by Syar Industries along the far bank of the Russian River, where they've been mining sand and gravel for decades just east of Memorial Bridge, is up for sale. This, according to the Jones Lang LaSalle real-estate...
Rockets to Fly at Healdsburg High
A six-year crusade to incorporate rocket science into the official school-day curriculum at Healdsburg High School, led by art teacher Linus Lancaster, culminated Feb. 22 with a lunchtime rocket launch.
The Ruse Pulls Its Appeal of City’s Denial
The owners of The Ruse, the luxury bed and breakfast formerly known as Honor Mansion, have withdrawn their appeal to the city council of the city’s denial of their proposed use for the three-acre property. The hearing had been anticipated to take place at...
‘Bubble Bar’ Brewing on North Street
There’s only one block between the popular corner restaurants on Center and North to the residential district that begins at East Street. But soon pedestrians will realize that the transition block is part of the Downtown Commercial zone after all.
A new wine bar and...
Cannabis Applicants Jane, Solful win Licenses
By Christian Kallen
It only took about half an hour for the Healdsburg City Council to make up their collective mind in choosing two out of eight applicants for cannabis business licenses in town. And, after a full year of process, eight months of application...
Letters to the Editor, Feb. 29
"Sure miss the days when candidates were motivated to run to serve their communities and take the high road during the campaign, focusing on their backgrounds, experience and skill sets rather than trying to skewer their opponents. Those kinds of tactics do make it easier to decide who NOT to vote for …"