CalTrans has announced the possible use of one-lane traffic control at night for this week on Highway 12 between Trinity Road and Arnold Road, as construction work continues on that short section. Traffic control may begin as early as 9 p.m. each evening Sunday through... Continue
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Sean Patrick Mooney, 21, has been found guilty of killing his grandfather, Robert Deming, 77, last May. Deming was shot in the back of the head with a shotgun at his residence on Bonneau Road. A Sonoma County jury pronounced the Chico man guilty of... Continue
Simultaneous with President Obama’s visit to Ghana, Sonoma’s Sister Cities organization hopes to coordinate a pilot project in Africa through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill Boerum, president of Sonoma Sister Cities, who also serves as a board member of Sister Cities International, filed... Continue
Living in Sonoma is so wonderful it’s nearly impossible to sing the blues. To do that you need a trained professional, like slide guitar king Roy Rogers. Rogers and his blues-belting band, the Delta Rhythm Kings, will headline the free music stage at Sonoma’s City... Continue
As retail wine sales tank, growers are becomingly increasingly worried about selling their grapes to wineries this season. Moving into harvest, growers typically have all of their grapes sold under contract but the economy is taking a toll on that practice as wineries cut back... Continue
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, July 28 8:30 a.m. Supervisor’s Chambers, 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sits as the governing board of Sonoma County and of various special jurisdictions such as the Sonoma County Water Agency,... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I keep getting told my pet has a flea condition, but there aren’t any fleas on her and I know this for a fact. I check her every day, comb her and I would know – I’m allergic and if there is... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11229" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff Photo Robert Wilson said the construction project on Broadway is already affecting business at his skate and surf shop."][/caption] As a major PG&E project to put utility and cable lines underground moves slowly up Broadway, merchants along the route are... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11246" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Submitted Photo Antron Brown, who will be racing at Infineon Raceway this weekend, is pictured above, racing his car in Denver."][/caption] Top Fuel driver Antron Brown’s dreams of sweeping the Western Swing are still alive after winning the Northwest Nationals at... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11239" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Sonoma resident Elsie Olson."][/caption] Sonoma resident Elsie Olson, who was born in Kenwood, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 22, 2009 and received a special visit from Sonoma’s Mayor Ken Brown, to honor the occasion. Pictured from left to right are... Continue