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The Sebastopol City Council gave the highly debated Benedetti car wash the greenlight after nearly three hours of discussion at its extended March 2 public hearing and deliberation.

Sonoma County Regional Parks purchased 515 acres of land in Monte Rio for future use as a county park and open space preserve. The $3.9 million purchase was approved by the county board of supervisors in August and the land was purchased in October.

A Forestville man was arrested Tuesday following a five-hour standoff with Sonoma County deputies.

Updated Sunday, Aug. 23, 2:20 p.m. —

How do you hold a mass event like a graduation at a time when mass events are forbidden? Very, very carefully, it turns out.

In the ongoing quest to make up for graduating seniors missing to much of their senior year, Sebastopol City Councilmember Neysa Hinton and 5th District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins have joined forces to celebrate the Class of 2020 with banners that will be appearing throughout west county this week.

When updating yard, be aware of flammable materials

The Windsor Town Green has been egged, according to a statement from the Windsor Parks & Recreation department.

At the Dec. 15 meeting of the Windsor Unified School District Board of Trustees, the final school sites presented their reports on the implementation of the 2019-20 School Plans for Student Achievement and presented their goals for the coming school year.

According to the Sonoma County Fire District, at around 8 a.m. on Oct. 6, a structure fire ignited on the 11000 block of Old Redwood Highway in Windsor. All occupants including two dogs and two kittens were rescued unharmed. In a photo taken by the fire district, an operation known as a tactical ventilation technique is shown as firefighters work to save the home.