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Mendo Pride to celebrate “love and inclusion” in Hopland on May 18
HOPLAND, Ca., 5/7/24 – Mendo Pride will host its second annual LGBTQ Pride event in Hopland on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The family-friendly event features music by KZYX’s Pride Radio, art vendors, fun activities and booths from community organizations followed by a drag show. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. You can check out our prior coverage of the event here.
Poppy Bank hires head of branch banking
Poppy Bank hired Ash Vaid as senior vice president and head of branch banking. Vaid will oversee all branches throughout California for the Sonoma County bank and assist in its statewide expansion plans, according to the April announcement. With 25 years of banking experience, Vaid has worked in other leadership...
Storm peters out after dropping rain, brings down trees in Sonoma County
The heaviest portion of a storm that dropped around three-quarters of an inch of rain on Santa Rosa and brought down trees around Sonoma County had passed through by midday Saturday, leaving only light rain showers for the early afternoon. Rainfall was heaviest in Santa Rosa at around 7 a.m.,...
Palms Inn fatal stabbing suspect dies alone in Sonoma County jail cell, cause of death unknown
Skyler Rasmussen, who was awaiting trial in the stabbing death of a Palms Inn supportive housing resident, died in his cell Wednesday at the Sonoma County jail in Santa Rosa. Deputies found Rasmussen unresponsive in his cell, where he was housed alone, a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said in a news release. They performed CPR, used an automated external defibrillator and provided Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal drug, but emergency medical personnel pronounced Rasmussen dead on their arrival.
Patient steals ambulance in Santa Rosa
(KRON) — An ambulance was stolen in Santa Rosa while paramedics responded to a medical emergency call Wednesday night, according to the Sonoma County Fire District. The incident unfolded at around 8 p.m. when emergency crews responded to a 911 call from Russian River Pub on 725 4th Street. An employee at the pub told […]
DEMA employees vacate 2 Sonoma County homeless housing sites, leaving the health department suddenly in charge
DEMA employees suddenly vacated two housing sites under the company’s management Wednesday and Thursday, leaving the Sonoma County Department of Health Services in charge of the facilities and the homeless people staying in them. Sonoma County Health Services Director Tina Rivera told The Press Democrat Thursday afternoon that DEMA...
Softball Recap: Piner triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Mialynn Membrilla
In what's become a running theme this season, Piner gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Healdsburg Greyhounds an 11-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Piner needed considering they were shutout in their previous match. Mialynn Membrilla made a...
Forecasters: Sonoma County weekend will be cold, rainy
The North Bay is on tap for rain and low temperatures that have potential to impact special events across Sonoma County this weekend, forecasters say. Inland areas, including Santa Rosa, may receive as much as a half inch of rain from 11 p.m. Friday through 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office.
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