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November 8, 2026

Down on the farm

Many of us who live here in Sonoma County have been wrestling with our identity the past few years. We stopped calling this place the Redwood Empire several years ago, but not all of us want to be known as wine country. By land mass, we’re still rural and agricultural. But, by many other measures we prefer to be urban and urbane, more hip and less hick. We get wowed with mentions of “Sonoma style” and “wine country lifestyle” from places like New York, Los Angeles or Paris.

A half century of nursing student scholarships paused by COVID-19 pandemic

Some community organizations have been doing their good work for various charity causes for so long that the “younger” members are closer to age 65 than a decade or two beyond. Such is the case of the local veteran’s group, the Sonoma County Voiture No. 338 of the 40&8.

50 years of green energy

For the past 50 years, long before “renewable” became a

Winter weather wreaks havoc locally

Wind causes fire and power outages

Police Log, Dec. 8-14

Police car at Sake 'O
Dec. 11, 7:08am: The RP said a vehicle was driven recklessly on Harmon Street. Officers arrived, but the vehicle was gone on arrival and unable to be located.

SLIDESHOW: Howl-o-ween Dog Parade

The Howl-o-ween Dog Parade took place in Healdsburg's Town Square on October 28. Folks came with their dressed-up pups and a howling good time was had by all.

Do you have old copies of the Sebastopol Times?

The Western Sonoma County Historical Society is on the hunt for copies of Sebastopol Times from specific years that the society doesn’t already have in its collection.

Man arrested in Guerneville for criminal threats, robbery

Yesterday morning, Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in Guerneville who threatened multiple people and stole a woman’s phone.

The end of the Elphick Road Plant Stand

Heather Kiyomi, the founder of the Elphick Road Plant Stand, put a sign up yesterday, May 2, announcing that she was closing the stand.

Massage parlor stung by prostitution arrest

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Arts & Entertainment

Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry

Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.