A 51-year-old woman who embezzled nearly $300,000 from a Paso Robles church is sentenced to two years, eight months in state prison. Claire Eastin worked as office manager at the Life Community church for 12-13 years. She began embezzling money from the church around 2012. Church staff discovered the embezzlement while she was ill. Pastor…
The Paso Robles school board making every effort to cover up the financial losses incurred by the district during the Chris Williams administration, but the impact is hitting parents pocket books. The price for school bus passes more than doubles. After Thursday of this week, the district will charge children $190 per semester to ride…
Forecasters say the north county will see sunny skies today and tomorrow, but rain is on the way. They’re saying we’ll get rain and wind Thursday. The likelihood is 100%. Then the clouds will clear and we’ll enjoy sunny skies Friday through Sunday.
Mostly sunny, highs this afternoon in the upper 50’s, clear skies overnight. Lows near 34. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies tomorrow, highs in the upper 50’s. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Wednesday. Rain likely Thursday, clearing on Friday and Saturday.
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team beat Cal State Northridge, 74-56. The Cal Poly women’s basketball team lost at UC Santa Barbara, 52-50, Saturday afternoon in Goleta. In high school boys soccer, Templeton beat Atascadero 3-1. Templeton girls beat Mission Prep 5-1. In boys basketball, Templeton beat Orcutt Academy 61-43. The girls team has won…
Places to go in 2020. The New York Times out with a list of 52 places to go, and they’re all over the world. Greenland, Uganda, Bolivia, Sicily, Australia and Lima, Peru. But number 6 is do-able today, it’s Paso Robles. Paso Robles of only a few destinations listed in the US. Another is Austin,…
Countdown to the Tamale Festival. The event returns to Atascadero this weekend, and this year it’s a two day event. Kick-off is Friday from 5-10 at the Sunken Gardens. Terri Banish says Friday will be a great new addition to the Tamale Festival. The Tamale Festival a two day event this coming weekend in Atascadero.…
Dina Lohan arrested Saturday night after her Mercedes rear-ended another car in Long Island. When Lohan failed to stop, the driver followed Lohan to her Long Island home and called police. Officers found Lohan in the driver’s seat of her Mercedes with the engine on. They say she had glassy eyes, slurred speech and alcohol…
An accident Saturday morning on 46 west, about one miles west of Vineyard drive. 61-year-old Julie Ellen Walton of Cayucos was driving eastbound at about 55 mph Saturday morning when she lost control of her car. According to a CHP report, Walton admitted to highway patrol officers that she was texting on her cell phone…
The March 3rd primary is fast approaching. The candidates in the 5th supervisorial election are actively campaigning for it. Saturday, supervisor Debbie Arnold held a pancake breakfast at a ranch in Creston. Sunday, challenger Ellen Beraud held a south county fundraiser in Oceano. Then coming up Friday, Beraud will hold a fundraising event with former…
