Sculptor Spotlight: Boback Emad
Boback Emad’s sculpture “Shadows of Eternity” was donated to the city of Cloverdale by the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation in 2010 after winning Best of Show in the 2009 Sculpture Exhibit. This sculpture is located in the park setting across from the Citrus Fair. The piece is composed of a stainless-steel ring and Corten steel square tubing. Corten is a rust-colored steel with nickel, providing a natural deep red finish that will not rust beyond the surface.
Return to school in 2020 looking unlikely in Windsor
District learning challenges continue, but county cases don’t support in-person instruction
Police Log, Oct. 9-16
Monday, Oct. 9
9:09am A reporting party (RP) indicated that one or two people were sleeping under a tarp at Max Process Equipment on Healdsburg Avenue. Officers responded, the subjects moved along.
9:14pm A caller reported a red Honda hatchback was driving at a high rate...
Mill Creek completes wildfire protection plan
Fire Safe Sonoma and the unincorporated community of Mill Creek Road in the western wooded outskirts of Healdsburg announced last week the completion of their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a detailed document that measures wildfire risks specific to an area and identifies ways to mitigate that risk in a comprehensive plan.
Fire crews contain 1.8-acre Geysers wildfire
Early Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, fire crews contained a 1.8-acre wildfire that broke out near the Geysers McCabe Plant on Monday night around 9:45 p.m. amid a high wind advisory and unseasonably warm temperatures.
Council approves additional utility bill assistance for low-income residents
Low-income Healdsburg residents who participate in the City Alternative Rates for Energy (CARE) program will now have 100% of their electric bill taken care of by the city for the next three months, until June, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the financial stress it may cause families.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A year of cops and robbers
This was a year for the record books in terms of bizarre crimes in west county.
Vintage car theft in Sonoma leads to felony arrest in Windsor
In a story straight out of the pages of some hard-boiled crime novel (or perhaps even a James Bond film) the theft of a rare 1954 Morgan Coupe in Sonoma has led to SWAT action and a felony arrest in Windsor.
