The Napa County Public Health Division wants to ensure that you have the information you need to keep yourself and your family healthy this flu season, not only from seasonal flu but also H1N1, which was declared a pandemic (worldwide illness) this summer and continues to spread throughout the United States, California and Napa County.

With the start of a new school year it is only timely that we start with a quiz. Which do you think is more difficult?

Every time I walk my dog at Fuller Park, I am astounded that “The Wicked Tree” is still standing. This very tall tree is near the sidewalk along Seminary Street, midway between Oak and Laurel streets. During this time of year, the tree sheds a lot of long, sharp leaves. To make matters worse, the tree has “flowers” in the form of large, heavy, round pineapple-like things with sharp spikes. Why do we have such a tree in our park?

NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence in Napa County.

Napa police arrested Eleanor Dues, 37 of Fairfield on suspicion of burglary, forgery and being under the influence of a controlled substance Thursday afternoon.

WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

What a sight it was. Seven Model A Fords, wheezy icons of the American road of 80 years ago, putt-putted round and round the otherwise empty track at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma a week ago.

All is calm on the Vintage High School campus these days, and a lot of the credit goes to students who reacted quickly and peacefully in the wake of two days of upheaval in late September.

Mention “Spare the Air” days and most people in the region will think of still summer days when smog is at its peak and Bay Area public transit agencies allow customers to ride for free.

Napa Valley Unified School District is going ahead with a poll to find out how amenable district residents would be to a new school parcel tax.

Nominations are being sought from businesses and nonprofit organizations in all cities of Napa County for the sixth annual Family Friendly Workplace award.

American Canyon parents, residents, church groups and others are being asked to weigh in on what city services they can live without as the city looks for as much as $1.7 million worth of expenses to trim from its total annual budget of $16 million.

American Canyon Police and Napa County Sheriff’s deputies descended on a quiet American Canyon neighborhood in response to a report of a person being shot in the area Saturday afternoon.

The headline on a Nov. 7 news item about an arrest at Wal-Mart misstated the gender of the suspect. The person arrested was a woman.