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Where county crews responded to wastewater overflows 

Heavy rains from Sunday’s potent rain storm causing several wastewater overflows in Sonoma Valley. Rainfall measured by Sonoma One Rain gages exceeded 7.5 inches in Sonoma Valley and nearly 9 inches on Sonoma Mountain, causing inflow into the two wastewater collection systems to temporarily exceed... Continue

Sonoma County issues guidance on COVID boosters

Sonoma County residents who received any of the three COVID-19 vaccines are now eligible for a booster shot if they meet new criteria outlined Monday by the county Department of Health Services. Three groups of people should get a booster dose six months after they received their... Continue

Sonoma Overnight Support stages drive-thru success

Sonoma Overnight Support reports a successful Halloween Drive-Thru dinner, held for the second year at Springs Hall, that raised $35,000 for the nonprofit's food program for the homeless. "We could not have done this without the magnificent cooking skills of our chefs, Dan Kahn and... Continue

Sonoma’s public works director to retire at year’s end

Sonoma’s Public Works Director and City Engineer Colleen Ferguson will retire at the end of the year, concluding a 32-year career working for Santa Rosa and Sonoma. Known to city staff as “Fergy,” has worked for the city since July 2017. During her tenure, the... Continue

Smell-O-Vision

Short story by Steven Meloan -- It was the early 1960s , and “Smell-O-Vision” made its debut at our local theater. Coming on the tail of the 3D movie craze, it was an in-theater system that released pre-programmed odors during key scenes of a movie—so the... Continue

Why the long face?

The debut of Ghostface, the archetypal slasher-killer, came in Scream, the 1996 Wes Craven film. It also featured the likes of Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Drew Barrymore and other hotties of the day, along with Henry Winkler and a cameo from Linda ‘Exorcist’... Continue

Sonoma County readies plan to vaccinate 5-11 year-olds

Sonoma County health officials today unveiled plans to deliver free COVID-19 vaccinations to the roughly 37,000 children in the county between the ages of 5 and 11 as soon as the doses are approved by federal regulators. Parents will be encouraged to have their children... Continue