North County Weather 12.29.2021

Cloudy with periods of rain, highs near 52. Southerly winds 10-15 miles per hour. We’ll get about one half inch of rain today. Tonight, rain diminishing to a few showers by morning, lows near 42. Chance of rain overnight near 70%, light variable winds. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies, highs near 54. Winds light and variable.…

Atascadero Christmas Classic 12.29.2021

The Atascadero Greyhounds lost to Montclair in overtime (50-43) late Tuesday afternoon at the Atascadero Christmas Classic. Earlier Tuesday, Hanford beat Paso Robles 70-31. The Bearcats fall to 1-13 for the season. Templeton beat Orcutt Academy 66-38. The Eagles will play Paso Robles at 1:30 this afternoon. The Greyhounds will play Arroyo Grande at three.…

Running Chicken Run 12.29.2021

The Annual Running Chicken 10k and 5k run/walk is coming up Sunday at Santa Margarita lake park. Warren Frace tells KPRL. The fundraiser honoring the memory of Warren’s two daughters, who were killed in a traffic accident several years ago. They’ve already raised money for the high school track and cross country programs at Atascadero…

State Boundaries 12.29.2021

Over the past several weeks, there has been a great deal of discussion about the new district boundaries in San Luis Obispo county. Meanwhile, in Sacramento, a 14-member independent commission drew up boundaries for congress, the state senate and the assembly. The result is that San Luis Obispo county is split between two congressional districts.…

SLO Co Covid Update 12.29.2021

The San Luis Obispo county health department reports covid cases are up in the county. One week ago, Dr. Penny Borenstein predicted a that we’d see a winter surge. Two new deaths reported. Each in the 65-84 age group. The health department does not say if they suffered from other health issues. 21 people are…

John Madden 12.29.2021

FILE PHOTO: Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Madden waves to the crowd before the AFC-NFC Hall of Fame pre-season game in Canton, Ohio, August 6, 2006. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan/File Photo [/caption] A local football legend is dead. John Madden died yesterday at the age of 85. Madden played football at Cal Poly in 1957 and…

Opener For Wednesday 12.29.2021

Heavy rain began falling in the north county early this morning. We’ll see periods of rain today, tapering off tonight. Forecasters say the north county will receive another one half inch of rain today. In the sierra, some areas are now snowbound. Some communities receiving as much as four feet of powder snow on Monday.…