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This Saturday, July 4, Healdsburg will offer family activities from dawn to dusk, beginning with an early morning pancake breakfast and concluding with a half hour of fireworks after the sun goes down.

At first it seemed like a rare misstatement from Mike McGuire. At the May event welcoming SMART to Healdsburg—the so-called “groundbreaking”—the local politician and longtime supporter of the commuter rail system said, “Now it’s on to Geyserville!” Last week revealed it wasn’t a misstatement, but a stealth announcement:

A USPS inspector reports that "Project Safe Delivery is a joint initiative aimed at countering postal crime and safeguarding postal employees. The initiative was announced in May 2023, in direct response to combat the recent rise in threats and attacks on letter carriers and mail theft incidents by protecting postal employees and the security of the nation’s mail and packages."

Sgt. Teygan Mason of the Healdsburg Police distributes flags at a recent city event. Expect lots of stars and stripes at the Plaza on Saturday, July 4. See our Police Log for more the latest crime reports...

In what could be termed a generational change, a new executive director of Wine Road of Northern Sonoma County—better known by the short form, Wine Road—was named to take over the 50-year old organization this month. Katie Ambrosi replaces Beth Costa after her 26-year leadership.

The Fitch Mountain Campus (FMC) will receive some extra attention this summer: The buildings on campus will be painted and the school’s field will receive a much needed, long-awaited renovation....

Addirional incidents of fraud were reported at the United States Postal Service (USPS) on Foss Creek Circle. Checks were dropped in the mailbox outside the building on May 19, 2026. One check did not get to its destination. Another check was altered and attempted to be cashed, but the bank intercepted it. The Reporting Party (RP) did not lose any money. The information was added to the existing case.

Known variously as giant cane, elephant grass or Colorado River weed, the giant Arundo reed grows up to 30 feet in height and is widespread though much of the temperate world including the American Southwest. Considered invasive in the United States, local Rotarians are out to control it.

A spate of reported mail thefts hit Healdsburg earlier this month, resulting in 10 or more mail fraud reports filed with the Healdsburg Police. The incidents are similar, in that the implicated mail drop box is the one outside the Foss Creek Circle annex, on a semicircular driveway for easy drive-by access.

The Healdsburg City Council met on Monday, June 16 in its final scheduled meeting until August. Two proclamations started the meeting: One to honor “Parks Make Life Better” Month, and a second proclamation to acknowledge June 22-28 as "Pollinator Week." Then the Council got down to business...