CalFire suspends burn permits for fire season
After another wet winter and above average snow pack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CalFire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties.
Letters to the Editor, Aug. 8, 2024
Your articles continue to be well written and usually put together in an easy-to-read fashion. Thanks for informing local residents of what is happening in our town. Today’s paper, however, caused me to write to you...
As California reopens, 6 things you need to know about COVID-19
Fifteen months after Californians faced their first COVID-19 stay-at-home order, most mandates were lifted on Tuesday. And what a journey it’s been — just months ago, hospitals were overwhelmed with severely sick people seeking scarce beds.
UPDATED: March 3 election recap
Has there ever been such a fraught election? The aura of uncertainty that hung over the Democratic Primary dogged many west county voters all the way to polling place, with many undecided until the last minute.
Rotary awards scholarships to Healdsburg High grads
Rotary Club Healdsburg (Noon) recently honored a total of 18 Healdsburg High School graduating seniors with college scholarships.
New golf clubs for kids
Program provides replacement golf clubs for youth who lost theirs during the October fires
