Forestville Union School District’s Holiday Helper Tree sheds gifts on children
In the spirit of giving, the Forestville Union School District
Kincade Fire spurs evacuations
UPDATE — The Kincade Fire that started Wednesday night, Oct. 23, is at 5% containment at 21,900 acres, CalFire officials said at 7:35 a.m. on Oct. 25. A massive wildfire has broken out in the hills east of Geyserville, near the geothermal power station known as The Geysers. As of early Thursday morning at 4:35 a.m., it had reached 10,000 acres with 0% containment. According to CalFire as of 7:42 a.m. on Oct. 24, "CAL FIRE and multiple local government agencies are on scene of a wind driven grass and brush fire with a north east wind in the area of the Geysers. Structures and powerlines threatened, long range spotting observed. Structure damage assessments will begin today. "There are 328 firefighting personnel on the scene and two structures have been damaged thus far."The Kincade Fire began on John Kincade Road at approximately 9:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23.Evacuation orders and evacuation warnings are in place for several areas. Evacuation orders and warningsAt 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation order for people living east of Geyserville. According to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, all 300 people from the mandatory evacuation area have been evacuated.
Wanna make a movie? Discover Folklight Film Club
With wine clubs as a model, the Folklight Film Club brings hands-on, artisanal filmmaking to Sonoma County
City Council Preview: Laureate and local preference
Healdsburg City Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at city hall, 401 Grove St. An hour before this, at 5 p.m. at city hall, council will go over Measure V survey results at a special meeting.
Progressive Urgent Care partially reopens in Sebastopol
Progressive Urgent Care Sebastopol broke its 20-month closure Friday, Nov. 12, opening its doors around the corner from Sonoma Specialty Hospital (SSH) on Palm Avenue. The facility previously located inside SSH closed when COVID-19 hit locally in March 2020.
City’s Water Security an Issue in Utility Rate Increases
A public hearing on a series of proposed water and wastewater rate hikes was expected to produce outrage and objections from residents and rate-payers, but a groundswell of opposition did not materialize. Only about half a dozen people offered their public comments. And while most were opposed to the rate hikes, there were no viable alternatives presented.
