Kincade Fire spurs evacuations
UPDATE — The Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night, Oct. 23, is at 5% containment at 21,900 acres, CalFire officials said at 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 25. A massive wildfire has broken out in the hills east of Geyserville, near the geothermal power station known as The Geysers. As of early Thursday morning at 4:35 a.m., it had reached 10,000 acres with 0% containment. According to CalFire as of 7:42 a.m. on Oct. 24, "CAL FIRE and multiple local government agencies are on scene of a wind driven grass and brush fire with a north east wind in the area of the Geysers. Structures and powerlines threatened, long range spotting observed. Structure damage assessments will begin today. "There are 328 firefighting personnel on the scene and two structures have been damaged thus far."The Kincade Fire began on John Kincade Road at approximately 9:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.Evacuation orders and evacuation warnings are in place for several areas. Evacuation orders and warningsAt 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation order for people living east of Geyserville. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, all 300 people from the mandatory evacuation area have been evacuated.
Closed out of Cerri Site talk
Residents took turns at the mic on Oct. 22 at city hall, criticizing the closed session process Healdsburg City Council took exploring the “Cerri Site.”
Blind Scream: The twisted art of scaring people half to death
There are not many career options where you can get paid to scare the living daylights out of people, however, one Sonoma County Halloween tradition employs a slew of actors each season to provide customers with hair-raising scares.
County to shut down reuse store
The county is shutting down the Recycle-town North location at the Healdsburg Transfer Station as of Oct. 31.
First peek at El Mo’s new performing art center
West county will get its first look at El Molino High School’s new $7.9 million performing arts center during El Molino Night on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Prospective students and their families (and perhaps curious members of the community) will get to go on a tour of the new theater.
PG&E confirms power shutoff for parts of north bay
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High schools adopt restorative justice
In hopes of reducing rising suspension rates, local high schools try a different approach to discipline
