Sonoma West Web site gets upgrade

The Sonoma West Times & News has redesigned its website and
added several features that will facilitate greater interaction
with online readers. 
In addition to comprehensive local news coverage, the new
websites will provide readers with more opportunities to talk to
newspaper staff, increase the ease of submitting information and
add community resources.
SWT&N is part of the SonomaWest Publishing group that
includes Sonoma West Times & News, The Windsor Times, The
Healdsburg Tribune, Discoveries Magazine and the Sonoma County
Guest Directory. The website redesign is part of a companywide
upgrade to internet offerings and Publisher Rollie Atkinson said
the changes would improve the overall reader experience.
“With the new features, readers will be able to communicate with
us through online comments, a guest book and direct submittal if
news. This is another extension of our commitment to the community
and our desire to have our readers involved with the papers,” he
said.
Visitors to the redesigned site will find a set of forms that
allow readers to submit letters to the editor, engagement
information, wedding announcements, births, anniversaries,
classified ads and news tips.
Readers can also submit events for an expanded community
calendar, share photos and comment on published stories. “The new
calendar lets readers post their information straight to our site
and will provide a great resource for readers to find new events in
their town,” Atkinson said.
Each newspaper will also maintain a list of local links. Local
community organizations can submit their information to

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and
readers will be able to find contact information for any
organization in one spot.
At www.sonomadiscoveries.com,
readers will find a new website providing recreation information
for Sonoma county that includes information on dining, lodging,
wineries, recreation, art, shopping, spas and weddings. The site
also contains a wine section and event calendar.