House fire in Windsor
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.
Superintendent letter confirms distance learning in Windsor to start the school year
On July 17, in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement of new guidelines on the re-opening of schools, the Windsor Unified School District and Superintendent Jeremy Decker released a letter that stated that Windsor would be beginning the school year in distance learning.
Busy agenda for additional June Windsor school board meeting
Meeting on June 17 has been added in order for district to hit mandated deadlines
Mill Creek completes wildfire protection plan
Fire Safe Sonoma and the unincorporated community of Mill Creek Road in the western wooded outskirts of Healdsburg announced last week the completion of their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), a detailed document that measures wildfire risks specific to an area and identifies ways to mitigate that risk in a comprehensive plan.
Highlights from the Sonoma County Coronavirus Town Hall
The Sonoma County Coronavirus Town Hall, held on March 11, brought together the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors Susan Gorin, interim Public Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase and Christopher Godley, director of the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management. The town hall was broadcast by KRCB Public Media and facilitated by Steve Mencher, KRCB’s news director. It featured questions gathered by email and phone from Sonoma County citizens.
SDAT arts and culture report calls for more public art and access to art programs
Groups want to see increased accessibility to the arts throughout community
Veteran police dispatcher is a voice of calm in troubled times
When Colleen Simmons talks to you, you can immediately sense the focus that has served her so well in her long career as a dispatcher. She can simultaneously answer a reporter’s question, respond to a call on the radio and, while barely looking up, call out to a citizen in the Healdsburg Police Department lobby who is looking for the battery recycling container.
