Police Log, March 25 – 31
March 25, 2024
1:15am A hit-and-run accident occurred on Healdsburg Avenue. The Reporting Party’s (RP) vehicle was hit by another vehicle that was likely doing donuts. Officers responded and were unable to locate the suspect vehicle. A report was taken.
7:55am Petty theft occurred at Rite...
Police Log, Oct. 13-19
Oct. 13, 5:04pm: A hit-and-run accident occurred on Dry Creek Road at Grove Street. A truck hit a traffic light causing damage to the signal pole. The truck also suffered a blown tire. A report was taken. At 7:09pm, the employer of the driver of the truck indicated that the driver hit the pole and did not report it because the driver did not think there was damage.
In the classroom: Cloverdale rekindling FFA program, offering ag classes
As Sonoma County’s agriculture industry grows, the agriculture classes available to students in the county are also growing. For some students in Cloverdale, these classes offer them an opportunity to both think more critically about the agriculture industry that surrounds them and learn more about sustainable farming practices.
WUSD expanding universal PreK-TK for 4-year-olds ahead of state mandate
Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) recently announced that it would expand its preschool and transitional kindergarten (PreK-TK) program to include younger students starting in the 2022-23 academic school year, three years ahead of the state mandate to do so.
Russian River’s ‘keeper’ Don McEnhill
In 2025 alone, Russian Riverkeeper—self-styled protector of the river—pulled roughly a half-million pounds of trash from its waters, a volume that has grown, year over year, for the past five years. To do so, the Healdsburg nonprofit organized 900 local volunteers across 75 separate cleanup events along its length.
Principal’s pet: Learning about an eight-legged friend
Hello, we are the second-grade Writing Club, and this is our first story. It is about Principal [Jeffrey] Franey and his rose-hair tarantula named Taranty. You pronounce it TA-RANCH-Y.
Outdoor burns, even with a permit, are banned until further notice
Some sectors allowed burns with appropriate oversight
Painted pianos project and World War II memorial coming to Windsor
Windsor residents will be seeing some new sights around town, including painted pianos scattered around town for public use and a World War II fighter pilot memorial at the Windsor Town Green.
