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.
Our overlapping droughts
It’s official: Sonoma County is now suffering through multiple droughts, all at the same time. Some are related to one another and some are not. Some are being worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and its related economic impacts. One of the droughts we can mostly blame on Mother Nature, but the others are totally on us.
Healdsburg gets a ‘B’ for smoking efforts
Lung Association’s annual ‘report card’ reflects mixed success in protecting residents from secondhand smoke
La Familia Sana closes toy drive sign-ups
Nonprofit looking for more support as holiday season approaches
Sebastopol fire and police departments respond to storm impacts on city
Sebastopol was not Sonoma County’s hardest hit by the major storm over the weekend, but Sebastopol Fire Chief Bill Braga said his department fielded over a dozen 911 calls for downed trees and powerlines and other weather-related emergencies during the weather events.
HUSD board to get COVID update, review school plans for student achievement
The Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees will receive a COVID-19 update and will review the high school and Marce Becerra Academy school plans for student achievement at their next school board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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...
Sebastopol’s road safety plan is available for feedback through Friday
The feedback window for Sebastopol's Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) is nearly up — community members have until Friday, April 8 to provide feedback to the city on the plan.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
