Wrongly-convicted Death Row inmate speaks at Sonoma Valley High

By Dean Szanyi | Student Reporter Sonoma Valley High School held its second annual Authors’ Day on May 3, with several writers, of varying backgrounds and perspectives, speaking to a school assembly. One author who spoke was Alana Nichols, a Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair... Continue

Stabbing suspect identified

Sheriff’s Detectives have identified 20-year-old Raquel Magana of Petaluma as the suspect who stabbed a 16-year-old boy in Agua Caliente. As of May 8, the suspect was still at large, four days after the attack. The assault occurred at about 8 p.m. when the victim... Continue

There’s no good reason not to pay a fair wage

I've been alive long enough now to have seen every argument raised by businesses against raising the minimum wage, repeatedly, since the 1950s. To wit: It will drive businesses to close or move out of town; it will hurt other workers in higher positions and... Continue

Sonoma mayor rebuts defamatory letter

I apologize in advance for the length of this post, but I want to share my thoughts about a defamatory letter published in the Index-Tribune. [Last month] I received an anonymous letter at my City Hall mailbox. The letter included a copy of a decade... Continue

The joys of summer camp

People are tribal by nature, and summer camp is as close to a tribal experience as we get today. Gathering in small groups or clans, jointly engaging in outdoor activities, exploring the natural environment and learning to work with, not against, each other and nature... Continue

Springs teen attacked, stabbed while riding bike

The search continues for an assailant who stabbed a 16-year-old boy Saturday night in Aqua Caliente. The teen sustained life-threatening injuries but is expected to survive multiple stab wounds to his upper body. The attack came in at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night at... Continue

Man busted in Sonoma shopping center for packing loaded weapons

A Sonoma man was busted for having concealed loaded weapons, including an illegally assault rifle, in his car parked in the Sonoma Marketplace shopping center. Ryan David Nelson, 41, was arrested on multiple felony charges Thursday at about 8 p.m. In his SUV were a... Continue

Solo airplane crash at Sonoma Airport

Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies are on scene of a small airplane crash, reported at about 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, at 8th East and Knolle Brothers Rd, in Schellville just outside the Sonoma Airport. The report is that there was one person on board with minor... Continue

Host a Stomper

The Sonoma Stompers baseball season begins June 1, but first, the players need a good night’s rest. In a longstanding and honored part of professional baseball, the team is looking for host families for its ballplayers through the summer season. Host families are needed to... Continue

Going to an event on Sonoma Plaza? Forget plastic bottles

The year's first large outdoor events on Sonoma Plaza will test the City's new ban on Single Use Plastic, such as water and beverage containers. Under the rule that went effect this year, vendors will no longer be allowed sell beverages in Single Use Plastic... Continue