Penngrove News

Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. New Years' Eve was greeted with horn toots - and sighs of relief - by Sonoma County revelers, who toasted the end of 2009 at local bars, restaurants and pubs.

Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 4:43 p.m. The mystery of a decades-old horse skeleton found complete with a saddle and tack in a North Bay state park is drawing attention within equestrian circles because it is so unusual.

Petaluma councilman David Rabbitt is the latest to make it official, joining Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt, councilman Mike Healy, former Petaluma leader Mike O'Brien and Penngrove rancher John King.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:31 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:31 a.m. A third Petaluma council member, David Rabbitt, has filed for election to the south Sonoma County supervisor's seat held by Mike Kerns.

The list of candidates to replace retiring Second Dsitrict Supervisor Mike Kerns continues to grow.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:29 p.m. Petaluma Mayor Pam Torliatt announced Wednesday she will seek election to the 2nd District seat on the Sonoma County board of supervisors.

A lmost murdered by her father at age three. Her throat slashed. Witness to her sisters' murders.

A Penngrove man has pleaded guilty to falsely implicating a police officer in a public masturbation report, Novato police said Thursday.

As part of his "No Dust Tour," internationally acclaimed horseman Dennis Reis will ride into the Crossroads Arena, 253 W. Stardust Road, for one of his free classes from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday.

By Jud Snyder He puts it this way - "Hell, if I can write a book, anyone can. It just takes a lot of work." Gerald Haslam is not self-effacing. He knows the realities of authorship and hardly expects a would-be writer to boot up his or her computer and churn out a polished manuscript.

Murder suspect Salvador Camargo, who was found mentally incompetent to be prosecuted for the shooting murder of a Penngrove man in a Sonoma area residence, has been sent to Napa State Hospital.

By Jud Snyder He puts it this way - "Hell, if I can write a book, anyone can. It just takes a lot of work." Gerald Haslam is not self-effacing. He knows the realities of authorship and hardly expects a would-be writer to boot up his or her computer and churn out a polished manuscript.

Officers arrested four suspects in Petaluma late Sunday night after a resident reported finding more than ten people going through his vehicle in his driveway, according to police.

Citing pressing business concerns, and satisfied with what he has accomplished during three years of service, Arnie Riebli resigned last week from the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District.