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Hospital board appoints new member

Dr. David Chambers of Sonoma was voted to fill the vacant seat on the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors at special meeting Wednesday night. The 3-1 vote came after six candidates made statements and took questions from Board members, capping a six-week... Continue

Tragedy takes life of Sonoma teen

Accompanying his father on a routine delivery, 13-year-old David Yenni of Sonoma was killed Tuesday after becoming trapped in a truckload of wheat being unloaded at a Petaluma feed store. The accident took place at about 4 p.m. at Hunt & Behrens, a feed supplier... Continue

Sonoma Charter School welcomes four new board members

At the first board meeting of the new school year, Sonoma Charter School welcomed four new members to its governing board. The new board members include parents Lynn Curry and Rob Houghton, community member Tito Sasaki, and Charter school’s 4th and 5th grade teacher Helén... Continue

Program proves its MERIT

[caption id="attachment_11671" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The MERIT program teachers include: Shirley Austin-Peeke, Lydia Calderon, Lucia Chavez-Goodman, Cheryl Coldiron, Brigitta Crews, Tracy Dorrance, Curtis Duff, Doris Estudillo, Emily Grzyb, Fred Haas, Melissa Keylon, Diane Lopez, Danielle Lovejoy, Alita Matthews, Alison Manchester, Lyndsey Munn, Pamela Murray, Karen O'Hara"][/caption]... Continue

Night road work scheduled for week of August 10

In Sonoma County, the following roadwork is scheduled by CalTrans: One-way traffic control will occur on Highway 12 between Trinity and Arnold Drive, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sunday/Monday throughThursday/Friday In Marin County: For those commuting south on Highway 101 between Central San Rafael and... Continue

Expanded, relocated Health Center gets initial OK

A new 20,000 square foot business in Boyes Hot Springs would be a healthy move in more ways than one, the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee decided Thursday night. A proposal to relocate and enlarge the Sonoma Valley Community Health Clinic, bringing 60-plus jobs and a... Continue

Quick response to fire at Banco de Sonoma

An after-hours fire at Banco de Sonoma was contained quickly Wednesday night, limiting damage to a bathroom area but blanketing the workspace with soot. An extensive clean-up is now underway at the Fiesta Plaza location, said Sean Cutting, president and chief executive of Sonoma Valley... Continue

Water-saving partnership to transform Community Center lawn

The historic Sonoma Community Center (SCC) is scheduled for a landscape make-over, a project that will transform the front lawn into a demonstration garden for water conservation. The center will be breaking ground on this project on August 13. “One of the primary goals of... Continue

Stimulus funds flowing into Sonoma County and the Valley

Sonoma County has received approval of applications for more than $17.5 million as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, more commonly known as the Stimulus Bill. These grants will not only fund new work but will create more than 1,500 new jobs... Continue

ON THE DOCKET

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors 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, the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space... Continue