The hiking series Senior Saunters, like this outing at Sonoma Valley Regional Park, returns with guided, leisurely walks with friendly, older adults. A different County park each time, on mostly flat trails. All abilities welcome. COVID safe protocols in place. Free, but registration is required at https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov Continue

Sonoma County Library, with a branch at 755 W. Napa St. in Sonoma, has re-opened at 50 percent capacity under its Express Services model.  There is no time limit for visits, which include: Browsing and checking out books, CDs, DVDs and more Computer use, including self-service... Continue

For Christopher Rivas, who is about to graduate from Sonoma Valley High School, it has always been about being willing to put in the effort at school. His hard work is paying off with a full-ride scholarship to Santa Clara University to study Environmental Engineering. ... Continue

It’s been one year since Jehovah’s Witnesses adjusted their hallmark methods of sharing comfort and hope from the scriptures due to the pandemic. For many, the change from ringing doorbells and knocking on doors to making phone calls and writing letters expanded and invigorated their... Continue

By Meg Jernigan, Sonoma Valley High School class of 2021 “I will finish high school in my bedroom, on a computer.” That’s a phrase I never thought I would utter when I started high school in 2017. What are the pros and cons of distance... Continue

The gleaming new home of Pets Lifeline, an ultra-modern facility on the grounds of the old structure on Sonoma’s Eighth Street East, is a huge upgrade from the previous incarnation, a hodgepodge of sheds, a trailer, and chain link kennels. It has more space for... Continue

A mixed herd of around 200 goats and sheep on the job at Maxwell Regional Park, nibbling away at poison oak, blackberry bushes and whatever else they can get their snoots into. The for-hire crew works within a fenced corral that is relocated around the... Continue

“Adapting our mission to include California botany will allow us to be even more sensitive to wildlife, water, and wildfire issues.”  By Tim Tesconi | Special to The Sun  Scot Medbury, the dedicated steward of Sonoma Botanical Garden, points to rare magnolias and twisting conifers... Continue