A behind-the-scenes look at what ended the teachers strike
It wasn’t the longest strike in American labor history — that was the nine-month United Mine Workers strike of 1946 — but it was a tense and nerve-wracking three days for striking high school teachers and besieged district administrators in west county.
Local musicians set to perform at virtual Sonoma County’s Got Talent
Several notable Sonoma County musicians will perform virtually next Saturday, Aug. 8 in an online variety show hosted by the Occidental Center for the Arts (OCA).
Sonoma County Fire District Celebrates New Graduates
Recruit firefighter academy 19-1 — Friends, family and firefighters from Healdsburg, Marin and the Sonoma County Fire District gathered at the Spring Hills Community Church in Fulton on Saturday, June 29 to celebrate the 17 graduates of the Sonoma County Fire District Recruit Firefighter academy 19-1.
Duchamp Hotel addition gets OK
The six-room Duchamp Hotel on Foss Street will be revamped with the addition of 14 new rooms and a brand new lobby/amenity building.
Newspapers becoming nonprofit
To keep local journalism alive, the owners of this newspaper and three other community newspapers in Sonoma County are transferring their ownership to a new nonprofit created to help the papers compete in a 21st century news market defined by online competition and a flood of information that is often free.
Budgets, events, art and pesticides at next town council meeting
The April 7 meeting of the Windsor Town council will tackle a lot of topics that are directly impacted by previous years: pandemic impacts on events and budgets, fire and disaster issues, pesticide management and trying to lift spirits with public art.
