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Police calls started early on Monday. "12:44am The Reporting Party (RP) at Chevron on Healdsburg Avenue stated he heard a woman yell “Help me!” Officers responded and checked the area. The woman was unable to be located."

Sweetwater Springs Water District (SSWD) is offering a smart home water monitoring incentive program with the installation of Flume 2 Smart Water Monitor systems. The devices monitor for water leaks, excess usage, conservation efforts and other drought-fighting tactics.

UPDATE: OCT. 25, 11:28 p.m.

Two juvenile males sustained injuries in possibly related stabbing incidents on Sunday night, April 21, near the Carson Warner Skate Park in Healdsburg. The first victim, a 16-year-old boy, called for help at 10:22pm and was located on Foss Creek Pathway, according to the preliminary...

Healdsburg’s Zucchini Festival turned up a variety of creative zucchinis at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, Aug. 9. Zucchinis were judged in age groups in terms of their size, creative decorations and a race.

By Christian Kallen Oakville Grocery Healdsburg, the popular gourmet deli and wine shop at the corner of Matheson and Center streets, announced it would close at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, on Nov. 26. Also closing will be its Wine Merchant shop, which opened...

There are two new places to grab coffee, pastries and more in Sebastopol: Peet's Coffee in downtown and Criminal Baking Company in south Sebastopol. Peet’s Coffee comes to Sebastopol OK, so it’s a chain, but for those Sebastopudlians from the Bay Area, who remember the original...

Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Evaristo "Evert" Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Fernandez's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.