By Tim Livingston for The Sun -- For the third summer in a row, the Sonoma Stompers return to the Valley to offer something unique to the Wine Country: A professional baseball experience only a block away from the historic Sonoma Plaza. The Stompers began... Continue

This past week, Sonoma’s City Council met for three hours to review the proposed budget prepared by city staff. The city’s 2016-17 budget is $31.3 million and it was reported that 70% of all revenue comes from the combination of TOT, sales tax and property... Continue

Sonoma Valley Hospital celebrates its long history on Saturday, June 11 with tours, lunch, live music with The Cork Pullers and a street party with fun activities for children. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fourth St. W. at Andrieux, Sonoma. Svh.org. The Sonoma Valley... Continue

Jude Sales of Readers’ Books takes us on a quick romp through her favorites for summer reading, topped by “The Girls” by Emma Cline Sonoma’s own young author’s first novel is “a well-told coming of age story” about a 14 year-old-girl who becomes involved, while... Continue

Safety and risk management are standard features of all outdoor programs. Day hikes, weekend expeditions or summer camp are mini “outdoor programs” where a small bit of knowledge can go a long way to reducing your envelope of risk and thereby keeping you and your... Continue

An 18 year old named Brian Mena has been arrested and booked at the Sonoma County Jail with a $40,000 bail on suspicion of burglary. Mena may have been the man who a local Boyes Hot Springs woman found crawling into her apartment kitchen window... Continue

Community separators, a concept approved by County voters 20 years ago, have stopped sprawl in rural and agricultural lands. In November, Sonoma County voters will vote on extending those rules for another 30 years. On Thursday, June 9, Teri Shore of the Greenbelt Alliance will... Continue

Keith Rhinehart, 1st District Supervisorial candidate, finished third in the race with about 10 percent of the vote. He released the following statement this morning: “I want to congratulate both Supervisor Gorin and fellow candidate Gina Cuclis on their election results. First, Supervisor Gorin for... Continue