Holiday Lights
The Boitano-Grande residence at 206 Piper St. is this year’s winner of the Tribune Holiday Lights Contest. Other festive houses include: 94 West Grant St., 190 Kennedy Lane, and 14984 Grove St.
Steelhead Festival welcoming the splash
Wild steelhead trout are splashing their way back up the Russian River to Lake Sonoma where the end to a long migration will again be celebrated by the Lake Sonoma Steelhead Festival.
Tuberculosis patient jailed after refusing treatment
Could become a serious threat to the health of the
In Memoriam: Thomas C. Reed
A very powerful military man named Thomas C. Reed, who lived in Healdsburg for many years with his wife Kay, passed away last month at age 89. He was reportedly the first U.S. Air Force veteran to become secretary of the whole force, which...
Facing a 20% drop in revenues, Sebastopol dips into reserves
The city of Sebastopol approved the adoption of the 2020-21 budget at the Oct. 20 Sebastopol City Council meeting. Last week, on Oct. 14, an entire special meeting of the council was devoted to a consideration of a budget.
WSCUHSD prepares for fiscal recovery plan, state budget proposal could ease district deficit
At the Jan. 20 board meeting of the West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD), the superintendent and chief business official reported on its shifting financial outlook and measures, including possible breakthroughs in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state budget proposal to be worked over in the state legislature in the coming months.
Gifting for graduates
Mylar balloons, new shoes and envelopes full of money always make good gifts for graduating students. And, this being June and the beginning of the local graduation season, it’s not too early to pick over suitable gift suggestions. But caution is urged. Not all gift categories fit all graduates. Clothing, personalized tattoos or inspirational books can really miss the mark. Graduates may be quite young with much more to learn, but they know exactly what they want. Especially when it concerns fashion, peer approval and mandatory tests for coolness.
House Fire Takes a Life
Just before 8am on Thursday morning, June 9, a fire broke out in an older home on Prince Street near downtown Healdsburg, which proved fatal to a resident and several pets.
The house, built in 1910, a three-bedroom wood frame structure with a walk-up front...
Counting on us: Why the census matters
Census 2020 is poised to get underway, and the county is ready to make sure every person gets counted, as part of their Get Counted Sonoma campaign.
Healdsburg joins in public action and quiet litigation
Healdsburg was one of over 2,000 communities nationwide that held protests on June 14, "No Kings Day." It also became the second of two Sonoma County jurisdictions to join a growing list of municipalities fighting the administration over its crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities.”