The Sonoma International Film Festival has made a few major off-screen casting changes, as longtime executive and creative director Kevin W. McNeely slides into the role of SIFF Director Emeritus. Ginny Krieger, part of the event since 2001, is the new Executive Director. And Carl... Continue

A variety of pigs were being weighed at Sonoma High’s farm facility this week, in preparation for their delivery to the Sonoma County Fair. Mark Neves, in his junior year and a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program explained that each animal... Continue

[caption id="attachment_121964" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Rue Gobbée accepts a certificate of excellence from Sonoma Mayor Jack Ding.[/caption] Rue Gobbée, a self-described "art girl" off to study graphic communications at Cal Poly, has been honored with an Award of Excellence from the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts... Continue

When the day was done July 23, volunteers from the Rotary Clubs of Sonoma Valley, Jack London State Historic Park and staff from Farm to Pantry had picked 798 pounds of ripe plums that will be given to people facing food insecurity. The day of... Continue

It's a first for a Sonoma County library -- Sonoma's outdoor book locker to pick up your requested books 24/7. To pick up library materials on your own time with the BiblioBox, place your holds online at sonomalibrary.org, select “Sonoma Valley BiblioBox Locker,", wait for... Continue

Sonoma Valley High School has two new administrators: Amanda Dowdy and Connor Snow have been named as Vice Principals by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. With the new hires, the district has filled all its principal and vice-principal openings for the school year that... Continue

By Larry Barnett In his recent commentary in the Index Tribune, Fred Allebach continues to spin fables about the creation of housing in our community. Fables, as we all know, are filled with magical thinking, like poisoned apples, pied pipers, and secret spells. In Allebach’s... Continue