Dear Dr. Forsythe: I hope you can help me with a little problem I’m having with my brother’s dog “Murphy.” He has been staying with me for the past four months while my brother has been straightening out some problems with his personal life. At... Continue
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[caption id="attachment_20687" align="alignnone" width="216" caption="photo by Jessica Marioni "][/caption]Seniors Jenna Wirick and Sean Daly were named homecoming king and queen at Saturday's dance at the Boys & Girls Club. Continue
[caption id="attachment_3717" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Sonoma Valley Hospital"][/caption] Days after a Napa State Hospital patient was arrested for killing a female employee, Sonoma Valley Hospital officials restated their confidence in security procedures for treating patients from the Napa facility. The body of Donna Gross, 54, was... Continue
Sonoma will ban the use of all leaf blowers on city-owned land for one year, a plan sent by the city council to a sub-committee to determine details including when the moratorium could go into effect. The directive to the Community Services and Environment Commission... Continue
To make sure every kid walks into school prepared to do their best, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley has partnered with JCPenney to provide new school clothes for the kids most in need in exchange for a pledge of support. Supporters can now... Continue
Students in Susan Foshay's fifth-grade class at Prestwood School earned first place for their school garden at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair held earlier this month. Under the direction of Eileen Pharo, Prestwood's intervention teacher, the students replicated the garden to scale on a large poster... Continue
With the heavy rains dousing immediate concerns about fire danger, CAL FIRE will remove a burn ban in place for Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo, Solano and Colusa counties. The lifting of the suspension is effective Monday October 25, at 8 a.m. The recent wet weather... Continue
Four Sonoma residents, a homeowner’s group and Ramekins (pictured) were recognized Friday by the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Basin Advisory Panel for extraordinary efforts in water conservation. “By making permanent changes to their landscaping, these award winners are prepared for the next drought and will... Continue
A previously unknown association declared that it, not the current local board, controls the Tuesday night Farmers Market and that it will not submit a proposal to manage the event in 2011. Deeply involved in the emergent group are market manager Hilda Swartz, who as... Continue
Rain did nothing to dampen Dragon Pride as Sonoma Valley High Schools students and staff walked and rolled up Broadway during Friday's annual homecoming parade. Friday night's game against El Molino starts at 7:30, rain or shine. The homecoming dance will be held Saturday, October... Continue