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Mental health evaluation ordered for man charged in car wash shooting

[caption id="attachment_88351" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Ryan Joseph Pritel, 20, is charged with attempted murder.[/caption] Criminal proceedings were suspended this afternoon against a Sonoma man charged with the attempted shooting murder of a sheriff's deputy last weekend pending a mental competence evaluation. Ryan Joseph Pritel, 20, was arraigned in... Continue

Attempted murder charge in Sonoma car wash shooting

[caption id="attachment_88351" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Ryan Joseph Pritel, 20, is charged with attempted murder.[/caption] Sonoma County sheriff's deputies arrested a man suspected of shooting and wounding a deputy at a Sonoma Valley car wash this morning. Ryan Joseph Pritel, a 20-year-old Sonoma resident, was arrested for attempted... Continue

Honoring the heroes of community preparedness

[caption id="attachment_88334" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Rancher Julie Atwood founded the Horse and Livestock Team Emergency Response Project (HALTER), which sponsors training seminars for first responders and veterinarians, like this one using a life-size horse mannequin, at her Glen Ellen Ranch.[/caption] To recognize individuals, organizations, agencies, and... Continue

Artist and artisan, painter and baker

    [caption id="attachment_88262" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Keith Wicks creates a plein air portrait of Mike Zakowski, “Mike the Baker,” at Sonoma’s Tuesday Night Farmers Market.[/caption]   By Jonah Raskin | Special to The Sun It wasn’t exactly love at first sight, but it was something... Continue

Sun on the Street: Mother’s Day edition

The Sun talked to mothers in the Valley to ask, What has motherhood taught you? If there were one thing you could do differently, what would it be? And, are you becoming your mother?   Nicole García I’m older as a new mother (15-months), and... Continue

What’s happening at Sonoma Development Center

The expression “change is the only constant in life” has never been more relevant or appropriate than in these last six months since the fires reshaped our county. So much of our life and world here in the Valley of the Moon is suddenly different,... Continue

The Collectors — When art is a passion, not an investment

Four personal collections that show acquiring art is a passion, not an investment By Jackie Lee | For The Sun Most of us build and decorate a home, then add art, while collectors often design architecture around treasured art acquisitions, to live surrounded by their... Continue

How the October wildfires are impacting our nonprofits

Last month, the Community Foundation Sonoma County and Napa Valley Community Foundation released a report describing the results of a survey they commissioned to determine the impact that the October wildfires on Sonoma and Napa County nonprofits. The survey, conducted by the Center for Effective... Continue

School chief contract narrowly approved

The civics lesson that was the search for a new school Superintendent appears to be over now that Socorro Shiels, the former head of Santa Rosa schools, has officially been offered a contract. In April, Shiels was the then-unanimous choice of the Sonoma Valley Unified... Continue
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