USDA brings back recovery and assistance programs for local farms, ranches
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding Sonoma County farmers and ranchers that disaster assistance and recovery programs are available through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Cleaner air and more wildlife activity as humans stay home
While the decrease in human activity due to COVID-19 hasn’t made a significant difference in Sonoma County’s air quality, it has triggered increased activity in local habitats.
For Soroptimists, it’s all about giving
Women’s work is never done, but members of the Soroptomist Club of Healdsburg wouldn’t have it any other way.
First, second and third cases of community spread of COVID-19 identified
In a press conference at noon on March 15, county officials confirmed that the first case of community spread of COVID-19. The infected individual is an employee of Rohnert Park Medical Center, and individuals who have been in contact with that person are in the process of being notified, according to interim-public health officer Dr. Sundari Mase. Another person who has been in direct contact with the infected subject has been tested and is in self-quarantine.
