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August 9, 2026

The devil is in the details

I have read the commentaries of candidates for the City Council with great interest. It is obvious to me that some of the candidates have really done their homework to learn the issues through the media, from members of the City Council and the City staff. Every candidate was encouraged to meet with City staff which included the City Manager, City Attorney and department heads. Most chose to, a couple did not. Their commentaries reflect that.

On your marks, get set, sketch

Ready, Set, Sketch! group meets monthly at various locations across the county

Water, Wastewater Rate Increases On Tap

Healdsburg residents learned late last week that they will pay more for water delivery and wastewater services over the next three years and beyond, with increases of 18% expected in Fiscal Year 2024-25 alone, beginning with the July utility bill.

Parts of Cloverdale under boil water notice

Update: The boil water notice has been canceled. 

This ain’t Vegas

Over in Sacramento there’s a new State Legislature with new

In Memoriam: Margaret Jackson

At 11 a.m. on Saturday, St. John's will host funeral services for Margaret Jackson, a local elementary school teacher who died late last year in her mid-70s. Margaret was a third-generation Healdsburg native who "returned to her hometown to begin her lifelong teaching career"...

Mosquito season returns

82 percent rise in Healdsburg service calls

New banners honor 100 years of votes for women

There are several women and women’s groups in Sonoma County working on celebrations of the centennial of 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, but the person most responsible for the new yellow, white and purple banners in Sebastopol’s town plaza is a man: city council member and history buff, Michael Carnacchi.

Vines take on post harvest color

FALL COLORS - This Clos du Bois Vineyard in Geyserville shows

Henry-1 rescues trapped firefighters in Marin Woodward Fire

Sonoma County Sheriff’s helicopter Henry-1 made a daring rescue Friday evening near the Woodward Fire that’s burning southwest of Olema in Marin County. In a long-line rescue, the Henry-1 crew were able to rescue two Marin County firefighters who became trapped by the fire on the ridgeline and were unable to escape the area due to the advancing flames.
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