Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Good morning, Santa Rosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 24th of February.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Victoria Anastasia from Petaluma uses TikTok to host Victoria’s Table, a mobile giveaway providing fresh fruit, hot coffee, shoes and sleeping bags to Sonoma County neighbors six days a week (funded by 32,000 followers). She aims to gain nonprofit status to expand her mission to other cities. KSRO Radio
- ➤ A 78-year-old local woman was safely reunited with her family on Saturday after she went missing for three days amid winter storms last week—neighbors reported that a camera captured her leaving her home, prompting an extensive search. KSRO Radio
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Guerneville hosted its first annual Russian River Fungi Fest this weekend, drawing thousands downtown to explore over 100 vendor booths and attend expert-led workshops on safe mushroom foraging after a recent spike in wild mushroom poisonings. Organizers hope to make it an annual winter tradition. KSRO Radio
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Windsor Unified School District reversed its ban on the dystopian novel Scythe for high school English classes after receiving censorship complaints over violent themes (the board also provided an option for families to choose Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World). KSRO Radio
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