Two Sonoma men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a 2006 murder of 52-year-old April Denton of Santa Rosa. John Michael Wayne, 34, and Steven Joseph King, 28, were booked into Sonoma County jail on charges including murder, robbery, arson and animal cruelty, according to... Continue
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With 1,105 votes separating incumbent Sonoma County First District Supervisor Valerie Brown from challenger Will Pier, the latter isn’t conceding defeat. “And I’m not going to until all the absentee ballots are counted,” Pier said Wednesday morning, citing the candidates’ 2.7 percent separation. “We’ve estimated... Continue
A Sonoma County Superior Court ruling could send Sonoma County’s Urban Water Management Plan back to the drawing boards. Judge Gary Nadler, in a suit brought against the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Urban Water Management Plan, issued a decision on Oct. 28 that the SCWA... Continue
Following a 20-minute discussion about their intended procedure, the Sonoma City Council Wednesday night agreed to talk about annexing the Springs but deferred the actual conversation to a future meeting. The council approved 4-1 a motion by Councilmember Steve Barbose to overturn an earlier council... Continue
Free, compassionate acupuncture treatment for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and veterans of other wars and their partners, will be available in Sonoma Valley, and at other sites nationwide, on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. This service will... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is seeking members of the Sonoma Valley community who are interested in applying to serve on the all volunteer Vintage Festival board for festival year 2009. The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival was established to: • Recall... Continue
Barbara Rochester, of Temelec, reported on Oct. 29 that her cat, Jake, had been shot in her yard at close range by a BB gun. “I was in a state of shock,” she said, “somebody shot my cat!” She said the pellet struck Jake in... Continue
Alyssa Morrisey Special to the Sun Valley Wine Shack looks like just another Sonoma wine vendor and tasting room at first glance, surely destined to play second fiddle to the shops listed in tourists’ guidebooks. At three weeks old, it is so new that owner... Continue
Following a 20-minute discussion about their intended procedure, the Sonoma City Council last night agreed to talk about annexing the Springs but deferred the actual conversation to a future meeting. The council approved 4—1 a motion by Councilmember Steve Barbose to overturn an earlier council... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital got a fiscal shot in the arm yesterday as voters overwhelmingly approved a $35 million bond measure for badly needed facility upgrades. The Valley’s other Election Day races were much closer, with incumbent Sonoma County First District Supervisor Valerie Brown apparently eking... Continue