This June 5, 2025 issue of the newspaper is bittersweet, as we all bid farewell to this long-standing print edition. Stay with me, though, the Yountville Sun is not setting. When the Napa Valley News Group paused printing for a few weeks earlier this year, I wrote that part of life in town for more […]
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The Sun rises!
Here comes the Sun: We are delighted to share the news that we are restarting the Sun, beginning with this issue, in both print and digital versions. We are planning on publishing in print every two weeks with the hope that we can build enough support from advertisers, subscribers and donors to move back to […]
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Thursday, Dec. 12
If you missed last Saturday’s Holiday Artisan Faire at the Yountville Community Center and outdoor plaza, by all accounts, you missed a great opportunity to shop for myriad one-of-a-kind art and handcrafted goods. Despair not, however, as the success of this inaugural event likely means it will return next year. Read about how it got […]
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Thursday, Dec. 5
This week in the Yountville Sun, we feature Juli Burns, a longtime Postal Service employee who was the first female postmaster at the St. Helena Post Office, and later served in the same role at the Oakville Post Office before it was shut down this summer. Tomorrow is Juli’s last day at the Yountville Post […]
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Thursday, Nov. 28
The annual Holiday Town & Tree lighting ceremony took place Sunday evening and included a performance of traditional Christmas songs by the Napa High School Vocal Music Workshop, a co-ed “pop” style a capella group. The event kicked off the Yountville Chamber of Commerce’s “Holidays in Yountville,” six weeks of special seasonal events and offerings, […]
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Thursday, Nov. 21
This week in the Sun, we are sad to report that the Sun will no longer be mailed out free of charge to all residents living in and around Yountville. Read Highway 29 Media board chair Marc Hand’s explanation and find out how you can help us keep the Sun shining. In addition, Elsa Cavazos […]
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Thursday, Nov. 14
Yountville native and Vintage High School graduate Miles Tenscher came back home on Saturday as a freshman member of the UC Berkeley Golden Bears baseball squad, which played a scrimmage at Cleve Borman Field on the grounds of the Veterans Home of California. The scrimmage game was hosted by the Napa Valley Baseball Club, which […]
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Thursday, Nov. 7
In this week’s Sun, we’ve got election coverage, including the status of the Yountville Town Council race as well as a roundup of how people voted in important federal, state and local races. Also this week, we report on the 20th annual Celebrity Chefs Luncheon at the Yountville Veterans Home, where a team of local chefs […]
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Friday, Nov. 1
In this week’s Sun, we share the news that the Yountville Kiwanis Club, the only service organization in town, has disbanded due to lack of volunteers. The club was founded in 1990. Also this week, we have a report on the 2024 grape growing season and harvest, as shared by vintners and growers in a […]
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Thursday, Oct. 24
This week in the Sun, read about efforts of the Yountville Veterans Home’s Allied Council to raise awareness about the state of a historic chapel on the grounds and to push for the state to make the needed repairs. Also this week, we report on the plan to close Clover Flat Landfill near Calistoga. A […]