County case rates continue to decline as orange tier possibilities draw closer
Sonoma County’s COVID-19 case rate and testing positivity rates continue to decline and, according to Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase, the state is expected to adjust the orange tier case rate metric once 4 million doses of vaccine have been delivered to the most disadvantaged communities, meaning the county may be able to move into the orange tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy within the next two to three weeks.
Exhibit: Women who paved the way
The West County Museum is highlighting local trailblazers with its new “Extraordinary Local Women” exhibit. The exhibit includes information about local women who were the first women to do what they did, from the first female Sebastopol mayor to the first Sebastopol Times editor to the first woman to vote in Sonoma County. The exhibit opens on Thursday, Dec. 5, and has a grand opening on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Healdsburg searching for a preschool provider to start a low-cost preschool program
In an effort to support local working families and provide more child care options, the City of Healdsburg is looking for a preschool program provider to develop and offer a new, low-cost full day program at the Healdsburg Community Center.
Police Log, May 13 – 19
Stealing, Solicitation, Shoplifting and Running a Red Light are among the crimes reported to Healdsburg Police last week....
Andrew Carnegie’s gift keeps giving
When he was 33, future steel baron Andrew Carnegie wrote, “Man must have no idol and the amassing of wealth is one of the worst species of idolatry! No idol is more debasing than the worship of money!” So he continues to give it away.
North county agencies come together to capture kidnapping and domestic violence suspect
North county law enforcement agencies collaborated in the apprehension of a suspect threatening his girlfriend and leading them on a car chase on Aug. 4. The suspect, identified as Christian Andersen, 38, from Cloverdale, is being held on $250,000 bond.
Sebastopol Kiwanis opening applications for school grants
Despite canceling its July fireworks and music festival fundraisers this year, the Sebastopol Kiwanis Club has raised money to help fund grants for local students, teachers and school administrators.
What can we do as the county stays in the purple tier?
There’s a lot of confusion over what is and isn’t allowed under the current virus tier. Find out the current rules.
Ensure your child safety seat is up to snuff during Child Passenger Safety Week
Parents and caregivers have a responsibility to keep kids safe when traveling in vehicles. Although the data is preliminary, according to the Statewide Traffic Records System (SWITRS), between 2016 and 2018, a child under the age of 13 was involved in a crash every 11.4 minutes in California. More than 200 children were killed in those collisions.
