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District attorney Dan Dow announced that the former San Luis Obispo county deputy probation officer has been sentenced to probation for embezzling over $169,000. Fallyn Sierra Rollins, while serving as the treasurer of the San Luis Obispo county probation peace officers’ association in 2023 and 2024, repeatedly embezzled funds from the association. Because of her…
A northern Chumash tribe will conduct a cultural burn next week at the Miossi open space near the base of the Cuesta grade. The county air pollution control district says community members can expect to see smoke near highway 101, with some related traffic delays, during the cultural burn. The burn is planned for either…
Today is the direct primary for California. Items on the ballot include state governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, insurance commissioner, district 19 representative, district 24 representative, and district 30 representative. For the county level, offices include county supervisor for districts 2 and 4, and clerk-recorder. Polling places will be open from 7…
06.01.26 Paso Robles High School Seniors Earn Nearly $1 Million in Scholarships and Education Benefits Paso Robles high school seniors were recognized Wednesday last week during the annual scholarship awards night. Students of Paso Robles high school earned a combined total of almost a million dollars in scholarships and education benefits to support their futures.…
The county behavioral health department announced the launch of a $300,000 grant initiative to expand on campus wellness centers at eight high schools throughout the county. Funded through California’s behavioral health student services act, the county of San Luis Obispo applied for the funding to support local school districts in expanding students mental health resources…
The city of Paso Robles has appointed a new public works director, effective July 5th. Ms. Leslie Frazier, a licensed professional engineer with more than 25 years of public and private sector experience in engineering, development, project management, and infrastructure engineering, will assume the role. She joined the city of Paso Robles in 2024 as…
As the 2025 – 2026 school year draws to a close, graduation ceremonies for seniors are all coming up here in San Luis Obispo county. Atascadero high school’s ceremony is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 3rd, 6 to 7 pm. For the Templeton Eagles, graduation will be this Thursday, June 4th at Volunteer stadium. Gates…
The Paso Robles joint unified school district released a statement this weekend regarding “visible profanity” on this year’s high school yearbook. The school district does not make direct reference to the photo, saying it is part of signs being held by participants, likely referring to the protests against ice organized by students. An image circulating…
05.29.26 PRJUSD Celebrates 34 Bearcats Entering the Education Field Following Landmark Ceremony The Paso Robles joint unified school district has recognized 34 Bearcat seniors for completing the Cuesta college dual enrollment child development and education pathway. They were also celebrated alongside 17 students from Atascadero high school. Through the education pathway, students earn transferable college…
The Paso Robles city council will receive an update in tomorrow night’s meeting regarding its next two fiscal year budget. The purpose of tomorrow’s reports is to provide the city council and a community an opportunity to both review, and provide input on the proposed budget prior to final adoption. City staff says there are…
