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Former coach denies charges

Former Sonoma Valley girls soccer coach Gregory Vance Tatton pleaded not guilty Monday in Sonoma County Superior Court to multiple charges of molesting one of his underage players. Tatton, 43, pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a 15-year old.... Continue

Pedestrian killed crossing Verano at Maxfield Park

The California Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to the accident that fatally injured an 81-year-old pedestrian Monday morning on Verano Avenue. Constancia Morsiquillo, of Sonoma, was crossing Verano 7:15 am in order to enter Maxwell Farms Regional Park at when she was struck by a Ford... Continue

CHP traffic alerts for the week

Sonoma County lane closures: On April 18–19 and 19–20 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., southbound traffic on Highway 101 will be routed to the shoulder from Windsor River Road to Steele Lane.  And on April 18–19 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., northbound traffic... Continue

Flowery principal to retire

Joyce Schipper has announced her retirement after six years as principal of Flowery School.  “Joyce is an exemplary educational leader and we appreciate all that she has done for Flowery School and the dual immersion programs,” said Pam Martens, school district superintendent. “It is the... Continue

False alarm at Sonoma Bank

On Thursday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., police responded to what was a false alarm at Sonoma Bank, 135 W. Napa St. According to an eyewitness account, six officers surrounded the bank, with some crouched and hiding in the parking lot between the bank and... Continue

RAC Supports Las Palmas Development

Steven Cox, Community Organization Representative opened the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee meeting with a little levity last Thursday evening. “We are competing with the film festival this evening,” he said. “Can’t see why somebody would want to go see movies while they could be attending... Continue

Supervisors to host budget workshops

Five public budget workshops are being announced as the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors works to achieve necessary budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year. The workshops will involve true, two-way communication and will give residents the opportunity to assign their own value to county... Continue

Federal stimulus package to fund $436k street project

The first money from the federal stimulus package earmarked for Sonoma may hit the streets – First Street West, to be exact – as early as July. The 1.1-mile strip between MacArthur and Napa streets will be repaved in a job that should take 45... Continue