State releases guidelines for reopening schools
Guidelines serve as a ‘how to’ and not as a mandate; SCOE expected to release county guidelines later this week
Oakville Grocery Healdsburg to Close
By Christian Kallen
Oakville Grocery Healdsburg, the popular gourmet deli and wine shop at the corner of Matheson and Center streets, announced it would close at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, on Nov. 26. Also closing will be its Wine Merchant shop, which opened...
Education Summit examines district’s vision
The Healdsburg Unified School District invited the public to
Proposition 14: Stem cell research
As part of its statewide election coverage, CalMatters has given Sonoma West Publishers permission to use its explainers of state propositions. Scroll through the module below to learn about Proposition 14.Â
Sebastopol’s Spirit Works wins top honors
American Distillery Institute names grain-to-glass craft distillery ‘Distillery of the Year’
Q&A with city council candidate Neysa Hinton
Two seats on the Sebastopol City Council are up for election on Nov. 3. Both of the incumbents, Michael Carnacchi and Neysa Hinton are seeking re-election. Challengers in the race are Everett Fernandez, Diana Rich and Vaughn Richard Higginbotham. Sonoma West Times & News submitted questions to the candidates. Hinton's responses are included here in a Q&A format. The responses have been edited for length in some places.
County affirms school statuses won’t change with new orders
In a statement released Dec. 8, the county of Sonoma and the Sonoma County Office of Education confirmed that if/when the county goes into a mandatory stay-at-home order when ICU available beds drop below 15%, the status of schools won’t change.













