The recent supervisors election will be one you’ll never forget. Supervisor Bruce Gibson winning re-election in a newly drawn second district by only 13 votes. That’s after the county elections office stopped counting ballots for two weeks, and two boxes of ballots manifested in county buildings. A close race which gives progressives the majority on…
Mostly sunny through the three day Presidents Day holiday. Late next week we may get some more rain. The President’s Day holiday is Monday, but some are taking other days off as well. Paso Robles school district taking today off, and Monday off. Some teachers also took off yesterday, so they get a five day…
Dick Mason from KPRL News hosts “Sound Off” every Wednesday and Thursday. Dick brings a diverse range of guests to talk about the issues that affect us most. Tune in to the longest running talk show on the Central Coast – now in its sixth decade. Sound Off guests: *SLO County Supervisor…
Cloudy skies today in the north county, highs near 59. SSE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, considerable cloudiness, lows near 31. Light variable winds. Tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, highs near 63. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies Saturday through Wednesday of next week. Showers on Thursday,…
High school basketball CIF Central Section playoffs underway. Templeton boys beat Cesar Chavez last night 85-43. Friday, they travel to Nipomo for a game at 6:00 Friday night. Atascadero boys lost at Independence 58-53. Mission Prep boys beat Bullard 66-50. They travel to Clovis West Friday night. On Tuesday, Mission Prep girls lost at Sierra…
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile suffered the fate of many vehicles in the US. Over the weekend in Las Vegas, someone stole its catalytic converter. The wienermobile needed to make an appearance at a super bowl event. Fortunately, a mechanic found a catalytic converter that worked, so it was able to drive to the promotional event.…
Morro Bay museum of natural history closed so firefighters could investigate smoke in the building. A state park ranger said it smelled like an electrical fire. The building will be closed until they can determine what the issue is. Rare video of the 1986 titanic dive is released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. More…
The cost of healthcare is another area which has experienced rising costs. Dennis Harrah is with Central Coast Home Health and Hospice. He does outreach for the health agency. He says he shares with seniors his experiences playing with the Los Angeles Rams, Harrah says his biggest job is to get them to smile. Harrah…
Tuesday night, the Paso Robles school district got a report from chief business officer Brad Pawlowski, during which he described skyrocketing costs for natural gas. If you talk with anyone who is paying for natural gas, they’ll describe the same phenomenon. Natural gas is soaring in cost.
Sheriff Ian Parkinson conducted a town hall meeting in Shandon last night. In the multipurpose room of the Shandon elementary school, the sheriff and Lt. Michael Manuela, a CHP officer, and supervisor John Peschong, answered questions from local Shandon residents. There were some questions about an unsolved murder case which occurred back on Halloween. The…
