Did you feel it this morning at 7:35AM? A 2.9 earthquake took place in on the Sonoma-Napa border today, west of Mount Veeder Road. It was very short, last only 2 seconds or less, according to a Sonoma Valley resident who was in Napa at... Continue

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services today issued a health warning to the public to keep animals away from the Russian River. “We received confirmation that a dog that died after significant exposure to the river has tested positive for Anatoxin-A, which is a... Continue

Exclusive to the Sun by Stephanie Hiller More students are making counseling requests at school, says District Superintendent Louann Carlomagno, and the district has taken steps to increase services. “We have added a second counselor at the high school level and two days more counseling... Continue

For founders Anne Marie Sebastiani, Piper Abodeely and Michelle Dale the G3 Women’s Conference has become somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy. With their collective backgrounds in training, coaching, leadership, business development and healthy living, the three acquaintances – now fast friends – envisioned a conference... Continue

[caption id="attachment_56947" align="aligncenter" width="406"] A motion-detector camera shows a bobcat crossing under Highway 12 near Glen Ellen.[/caption] Cameras placed underneath bridges within the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor over the past year have captured foxes, opossum, raccoons, deer, mountain lions – “everything we expected to see... Continue

As far as the big Sonoma development projects go, the ones we've been hearing about for years, i.e. the Anderson Hotel and Broadway/MacArthur, there aren’t any major developments to report. The hotel proposed for the 100 block of West Napa Street has been scaled down... Continue

Come and get it – free water for thirsty lawns, gardens and landscaping. The Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District has opened a filling station for local residents to collect up to 300 gallons of recycled water at a time at the new facility, located at... Continue

Exclusive to the Sun by Louann Carlomagno, Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Last spring, school districts across the state administered the new Smarter Balanced tests to students in grades 3-8 and grade 11. This test replaced the CST or California Standards Tests that have... Continue