Chris Susha, 60, vice president of the Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival board, passed away recently due to complications arising from cancer. Susha’s dedication and service to the community will live on in those that knew him as well as the events that he... Continue
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Last month, students at Flowery Elementary School ran 4,340 laps around the school track – an impressive 1,240 collective miles – to raise funds for an upcoming outdoor education program. Together, the students raised $7,300, which will enable Flowery’s fifth-grade class to participate in a... Continue
For Sonoma Valley High School senior Sean LaHane, this past weekend was something of a second chance, and he made the most of it at the Reno World of Wrestling Championships. LaHane broke his hand during the regular season and missed the Sonoma County League... Continue
Friday evening in West Hollywood, Sonoma County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Greg Tatton, 43, formerly coach of the under-17 girls “Arsenal” Division 1 youth soccer team from Sonoma. The warrant for his arrest reportedly included several counts of lewd acts with a 14-15 year old, but... Continue
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 heir own value to county... Continue
Over the years, the venerated Doyle scholarship has been given to literally thousands of high school seniors, helping them attend Santa Rosa Junior College. But this year, new applicants won’t be able to depend on that money as the scholarship has been discontinued for new... Continue
Altimira and Adele Harrison middle schools have each earned accolades for outstanding leadership and creativity lately. At Altimira, a group of students placed first in the Sonoma County Odyssey of the Mind competition and will go forward to compete at the state finals in Brentwood... Continue
It’s a very, very big pie – $787 billion in federal funds. How large of a slice can Sonoma realistically expect? City Manager Linda Kelly hardly has time to answer. For now, the intricacies of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, signed... Continue
While there will be no change to police staffing levels within Sonoma city limits, the Sheriff’s Sonoma Valley sub-station will lose one officer as a result of recent county budget cuts. “There’s one less body on the street,” said Sonoma Police Chief Bret Sackett. The... Continue
Laura Brown has worked in various occupations on a number of continents. In Vancouver, the Canadian-born Brown owned and operated a number of businesses, including a company that cleaned server rooms in data centers and a bottle-recycling depot. In the Congo and in Venezuela doing... Continue