Roadwork on Traffic Way in Atascadero will close the off-ramp from SB 101 overnight tonight. Souza construction has a contract with the city of Atascadero to repave and improve the roadway on Traffic Way under 101. They are also repaving Traffic Way alley way. That is the alley that runs behind Whiskey and June, Atrium…
Fire damaged a home off highway 41 near Atascadero. The fire started around 11:22 yesterday morning. Vegetation surrounding the home caught fire, but that was a small fire. It scorched a plot of grass that was about 50 by 100 feet in size. Cal Fire extinguished the fire at 1:30. The house is still standing,…
An update on the election. The county clerk’s office is processing ballots again today, preparing them to be counted tomorrow. The processing includes unfolding the ballots and getting them prepared to enter into the Dominion computer. In the north county’s second district race, the 6,000 ballots counted Monday show a downward trend in incumbent supervisor…
Ribbon cutting yesterday at the new Boys and Girls Club on Oak street in Paso Robles. Gene Runkle is treasurer of the club committee. He says a lot of work went into this project. Paso Robles mayor Steve Martin says the new Boys and Girls Club is a great resource. Many of those who donated…
A cooling trend begins today in the north county. High temperatures reaching the low 90’s today and tomorrow highs will be in the mid 70’s. It will stay cooler through Father’s Day, which is Sunday. More on the weather forecast coming up.
Major league baseball scores yesterday, The Red Sox beat the Athletics 6-1. The Giants over the Royals 4-2. The Dodgers shut out the Angels 2-0. The Padres pounded the Cubs 12-5.
California has set an ambitious goal to conserve 30% of the state’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. The Newsom administration’s so-called 30×30 agenda seeks to protect “working landscapes under conservation easements.” Examples include private grazing lands, ranches and working forests. But some farmland conservation advocates say the ambitious plan largely excludes farmers and ranchers—and…
Atascadero police responded to a report of domestic violence Sunday evening at a parking lot at 9400 El Camino Real. It resulted in a pursuit onto northbound 101. A tire spike was deployed to stop the vehicle. The suspect was arrested without incident and booked at the San Luis Obispo county jail for violation of…
Atascadero city council Tuesday night honoring several employees on their 5, 10 and 20 year anniversaries. City manager Rachelle Rickard said the council honored Justin Camp of the water department. Fire fighters Andrew Hawkins and Jack White, Craig Martineau of the police department, and Jennifer Fanning of the rec department. Then the mayor took over.…
Jaime Umphenour is the host of “Sound-Off”, the longest running talk show on the Central Coast. She brings to the show an eclectic range of guests from Authors to Artists, business owners to politicians, and everyone in between. Tune in to Sound Off every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today’s guests: *Micki Sanders for…
