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One of Healdsburg’s fluffiest and most popular residents has reached a milestone birthday.

Sam Howell paralyzed after broken neck

The little town of Graton is undergoing big changes because a few people had dreams and, more importantly, a lot of patience.

Leaving next month to focus on health

The Sonoma County Library Commission voted to appoint Erika Thibault as the new director for the Sonoma County Library at its Feb. 1 meeting, after a nationwide executive search. Thibault has served as interim director since July 2022, when the previous director retired. She was...

While the role of the mayor in Healdsburg is largely ceremonial—to chair meetings, issue proclamations and be the city’s public face—it is not entirely so. With the imminent elimination of the at-large election of City Council members to accord with the 2002 California Voting Rights Act, the role of the mayor could become much more important...