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Local cases of whooping cough on the rise

Dr. Mary Maddux-González, Sonoma County health officer, today urged local residents to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their families against pertussis - also knows as whooping cough - a serious vaccine preventable disease. Incidents of the disease have risen to epidemic levels in California... Continue

More than $130,000 raised for youth groups during NASCAR weekend

Charitable events combined to raise more than $130,000 during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Infineon Raceway. Most of the proceeds will benefit the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities, the charitable arm of Infineon Raceway, which has distributed more than... Continue

Plaza’s ‘Old Creamery’ building in default

Sonoma officials bet on attracting a thriving business to one Sonoma’s most prominent retail locations when the city offered a $92,000 loan to the owners of 400 First St. E., a Plaza corner last occupied by Cucina Viansa. Two years later, the planned rehabilitation work... Continue

SVVGA names Maureen Cottingham Interim Executive Director

Executive Director Grant Raeside Resigns to Pursue Other Endeavors It was announced today that the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance (SVVGA) Board of Directors appointed long-time Marketing and Events Director Maureen Cottingham to the position of Interim Executive Director. This is on the heels... Continue

Fire on Felder Road

  A Felder Road house and garage were badly damaged Tuesday afternoon in the Valley’s first major fire of the season. Crews from county agencies responded in some 30 firefighting vehicles, along with two aerial tankers. The fire, reported at about 4:15 p.m. consumed a... Continue

Brush with disaster

A small grass fire on the shoulder of Fifth Street East just south of Verano Avenue was quickly extinguished Monday afternoon at 3:30. At least three passing motorists used blankets and a fire extinguisher to smother the flames, according to a witness. The Sonoma Fire... Continue

Community Center to host Saturday marketplace

Sonoma residents will have another place to buy local farm, artisan and artist products on July 10 when the Sonoma Community Center opens a new summer-long Saturday Morning Market. Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, locals and visitors are invited to stop by... Continue

City wants easier process, higher standards for water efficiency

It should be simpler to save more water, the Sonoma city council has decided. Wading through formulas regarding the city conforming to the state’s rules on water efficient landscaping, Mayor Steve Barbose admitted he found it all hard to understand. Under the current process, any... Continue