SLIDESHOW: Healdsburg High Class of 2018 Graduation
Healdsburg High School held its 126th commencement Friday night, graduating 126 seniors at Recreation Park. Students were welcomed by Principal Bill Halliday and Senior Class President Minerva Nuñez. The Greyhound band played "Pomp and Circumstance," Lucinda Carroll sang the National Anthem and student speakers included Lola Plum, Celia Pérez Isquierdo and Emma Esquivel. The keynote address was by HHS English teacher John Linker. After the ceremony, students threw their mortarboard hats in the air and embraced family and friends.
Summer lunch programs bridge the gap for hungry children in Healdsburg
School may be out for the summer, but hunger never goes on vacation — especially not for the 46 percent of Healdsburg children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunches at school. When school ends, the scramble begins to keep these and other children nourished throughout the summer.
SLIDESHOW: Grass fire off Chiquita Road
A fast-moving grass fire met with an even faster response Thursday afternoon, drawing seven engine companies and a helicopter before mopping up.
Annual grad walk through the town’s elementary schools
With high energy music from Katy Perry and others on the sound system and excited schoolchildren drumming their hands on the floor, it was noisy at Healdsburg Elementary/Charter School last Friday morning.
Essick takes Sheriff’s race
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Captain Mark Essick gained a staggering response from voters favoring him as the winner of the sheriff’s race, easily outdistancing challengers John Mutz and Ernesto Olivares.
Tiny houses built by HHS students ready for their new homes
Three houses for sale, discount for local residents
Healdsburg Police, Sheriff, and Fire Logs, May 28-June 3
The following are excerpted from the log entries of the Healdsburg Police Department, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department for the Healdsburg area, and the Healdsburg Fire Department
Septic sticker shock: County seeks more time to meet new septic rules
More time is needed to deal with new state rules governing onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) serving an estimated 45,000 residential and commercial properties in Sonoma County, county supervisors have agreed.
