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The Sebastopol City Council is holding a special meeting to receive a presentation about the city’s independent review of the Sebastopol Police Department (SPD), conducted by Jerry Threet, the retired director and founder of the Sonoma County Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review & Outreach (IOLERO). Per the report provided to the city, Threet specializes in reviewing police practices and the civilian oversight of law enforcement.

The board of directors of the Alliance Medical Center, the community-oriented health care clinic in Healdsburg, has appointed Sue Labbe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  “Sue is a highly experienced, passionate primary care leader who has been a leading force for Alliance over the past...

Bell's Ambulance, which has served north Sonoma County for 60 years, has never put a new ambulance into service without first having it blessed by a priest. Above, Father Sean Rogers of St. John the Baptist Church blessed Bell's new rig Tuesday morning. He later blessed Pamela and Wayne Bell, who run the business founded by their parents. The new ambulance went into service immediately, stationed at the Bell's office in Windsor.

To help celebrate Cloverdale's local students, we'd like to recognize all of the kids from Washington Middle School who were named Student of the Month and Eagle Award Winner for the second quarter. Scroll through the gallery above to see the students with their awards.

As dozens of random midafternoon onlookers gaped in amazement, surprise and a kind of quiet thrill, the annual Christmas tree arrived and “planted” at Healdsburg Plaza on Monday, Nov. 14. City staff, including community services director Mark Themig and parks & open space superintendent Jaime...

When I first came to Healdsburg District Hospital in July of 2017, I saw a raised vegetable garden bed outside of the café that desperately needed love. Initially, I considered replacing some of the wood boards but the fixer-upper in me knew the whole structure needed to be rebuilt. It was overgrown with mint, a very prolific and stubborn herb, and low on soil.

The Sonoma County Library is hosting multiple Community Conversations throughout the county to discuss library service hours. In partnership with the Library Branches Library Advisory Boards and Friends of the Library, each Community Conversation will be held at their respective library branch this spring. As the library prepares its first round of expanding library hours later this spring, these discussions will guide library administration in understanding the needs for each community in Sonoma County. Share your current library use and how you imagine the future of your library.

The April 19 meeting of the Healdsburg Unified School District Board of Trustees promises to be a lively one, as discussion of eliminating staff and positions becomes public.