So, your intrepid reporter was sent to be a judge at the first annual (sure to be second, if not more) Sonoma Battle of the Bartenders, conducted at the Veterans Memorial Building last night. Though I was on duty in the fourth and penultimate “heat”... Continue

A 78-year-old Vacaville woman was killed Thursday morning in a crash near highways 121 and 12 in Schellville, according to authorities. Heading north in a 2005 Buick Rendezvous sports vehicle, she attempted to turn left onto Hwy. 12 and ran head-on into a three-axle Freightliner... Continue

Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Kathy Swett walks out of a city council meeting last week after withdrawing a funding request for the Community Center from the city. Kathy Swett, dressed casually in soft brown pants, a brown cotton sweater and sneakers—“gosh, I look grubby,” she... Continue

Valley firefighter killed on Highway 12 Brian Fletcher, 27, a Kenwood Fire Protection District firefighter, died in a motorcycle accident Sunday just north of Kenwood Fletcher was traveling westbound on Hwy. 12 approaching Adobe Canyon Road at about 6:30 p.m. when a car driven by... Continue

George Mertens (seen here with Representative Lynn Woolsey), during a recent visit to the nation's capital. Submitted photoLongtime Sonoma Valley dairy farmer George Mertens traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to thank House members for passing the 2007 farm bill and to urge Senators to do... Continue

Members of the Ballet Folkloric Nezahualcoyotl get ready for their performance on stage at Sunday’s Mexican Independence day celebration, where record attendance was reported.The Sonoma City Planning Commission at its meeting last Thursday considered a permit application by Donna Barton to conduct religious ceremonies in... Continue

One lucky attendee of the Sept. 28 Patron’s Night Gala – the official kick-off event of the 110th Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival – will win a CSAA travel voucher in the amount of $1000, generously donated by Rick Whatley of the California State... Continue

WillMar Center for Bereaved Children honors Whitney Evans as its 2007 Guardian Award recipient at its annual Guardians’ Gala event. The seven-year anniversary event will be held at The Lodge at Sonoma on Saturday, October 13 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and... Continue