Cal Fire still busier than average despite rainy winter
Though Governor Jerry Brown declared an end to the drought on April 7, after Sonoma County saw plenty of rain over the 2016-2017 winter, the state’s wildland fire service Cal Fire has been just as busy as during drought years, if not busier.
Annual count finds fewer homeless countywide, more in north county
Homeless more visible and more mobile
Hospital volunteer officers installed
Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) volunteers, known affectionately as “The Pink Ladies,” installed new officers June 14 at a ceremony at the hospital.
Deputies arrest half-dressed Healdsburg man for drugs, starting fires
Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Healdsburg man early Monday morning for unlawfully lighting fires while possessing methamphetamine.
Timber harvest plan filed for 146 acres near Felta Creek
Landowner, lack of mitigation measures concern community
Five river-friendly car washing tips
Can you wash a car without wasting water and harming the environment? The answer is yes, if you plan ahead and understand that everything that’s been stuck to your car — gasoline, oil, heavy metal particles, tar and particulate matter from exhaust fumes — has the potential to flow from your wash area to the nearest storm drain and eventually reach the Russian River. Here are five simple tips to “go green” while washing cars, without wasting water or harming the environment:
Come meet Martha, Sonoma County’s biggest and drooliest celebrity
Martha the Mastiff recently concluded nationwide PR tour for winning World’s Ugliest Dog contest
