Proclamation for Jennifer ‘Jendala’ Utsch
WHEREAS, in 2004, Healdsburg welcomed a newcomer to the community from Tucson Arizona, Jennifer Utsch; and WHEREAS, with her arrival in Healdsburg, Jennifer relocated her business fabricating metal affirmation artwork and chimes under the name Jendala; and WHEREAS, Jendala’s mission is to encourage a sustainable way of living for ourselves and our environment, to bridge diversity, expand our perceptions, and invoke emotions for self- discovery and wellbeing; and WHEREAS....
Police Log, Feb. 3 – Feb. 9
BUST On Feb. 12, Healdsburg Police performed a welfare check on an elementary school child who was not picked up after school at the bus stop. Police had been contacted on the advice of a family member about possible drug use by the mother. During the welfare check they located several ounces of suspected methamphetamines, marijuana, and a scale in the mother’s vehicle outside the residence. During the booking process of the suspect, a 33-year old woman, it was discovered that she was in possession of additional items of contraband concealed in her bra, including drugs, paraphernalia, and over $1,000 in US and Mexican currency.
New Cal Fire Maps Show Increased Risk in Healdsburg
Last Monday, state fire officials updated a set of public “fire hazard severity zone” maps for our area that have reportedly been in place for more than 15 years. And a whole lot more Healdsburg land is showing up in the bright-orange and red zones this time...
Dark skies, Sept. 9
Sonoma County was cloaked in hazy orange skies Wednesday. Pictured is Wohler Bridge and downtown Healdsburg at 8 a.m.
Who gets a Golden State stimulus check? When?
If you didn’t qualify for the first round of California’s $600 Golden State Stimulus checks, you might have another chance.
School staff vaccination plans postponed
SCOE’s plan to begin vaccinating certain school staff was postponed following a shift in county vaccine priority
California’s ancient ‘asbestos’ forests no longer seem immune
In the annals of California’s wildfire history, so much is happening now that seems unfathomable: The number and size of this year’s fires — and their maddeningly erratic behaviors — have created the worst season in the state’s modern history. Nearly 4 million acres have already burned, killing 26 people.
‘Totally inadequate’: Most Californians in wildfire-prone counties aren’t signed up for emergency alerts
Tracey Aldrich had never heard of CodeRED, Butte County’s opt-in emergency notification system, until she came upon a roadblock leading up to her mother’s house in August. At the roadblock, police told her a firestorm was bearing down on her mother’s neighborhood in Berry Creek. Neither she nor her mother had received any evacuation warnings.
