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Jim Lewis Returns 05.311.2023

A long love fest at the rotunda Tuesday night over the return of Jim Lewis as city manager. Mayor Heather Moreno spoke well of Jim Lewis. She says everyone she consulted with spoke highly of Jim Lewis. Rochelle Rickard is retiring in July. Jim Lewis will step in as the next city manager. He is…

Paso Robles School Board 05.11.2023

At the Paso Robles school board meeting Tuesday, questions raised about the superintendents cost of living pay raise, and allegations by the school board president that the raise was approved by the previous board. Berkeley Baker says that the minutes from that school board meeting show that the allegations by board president Nate Williams and…

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AG Teacher Cleared of Wrongdoing 05.11.2023

San Luis Obispo county district attorney Dan Dow says the middle school teacher who was arrested on suspicion of child abuse will not face criminal charges. Last week, 42-year-old Sarah Watts was accused of forcibly removing a hairbrush from a student who was brushing their hair during class. The student did not comply with the…

North County Weather 05.10.2023

Today, mostly sunny after morning clouds today. Highs near 72, NNW winds 10-15 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, lows near 42. NW winds 5-10 mph. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 78. NW winds 10-15 miles per hour. The extended forecast; Mostly sunny skies through Saturday. We’ll see high temperatures gradually climb into the mid 80’s Friday…

In Sports 05.10.2023

The Cal Poly Mustangs beat the Fresno State Bulldogs 11-3 last night at Robin Baggett Stadium. Larry Lee is now 27-13 against the Bulldogs. This afternoon, the Paso Robles Bearcats host the Templeton Eagles in their final regular scheduled game of the season. Gets underway at 4:30 this afternoon at Paso Robles high school. The…

Real Estate Scams 05.10.2023

The San Luis Obispo county district attorney’s office is warning people of a new real estate scam in the county. A sharp increase reported of real estate fraud. The scam is associated with the sale of vacant land and unencumbered property. The scammers pose as property owners, and negotiate sales of vacant land and lien…

Highway 41 Closed 05.10.2023

Highway 41 to be closed for two days beginning today. The highway to be closed with construction near the Cholame Y, east of Paso Robles. Highway 41 to be closed near the Y from six am to six pm today and tomorrow. It’s part of the construction to improve the interchange. The entire project will…

Atascadero City Council 05.10.2023

Atascadero city council met last night at the historic rotunda. The council discussed naming Jim Lewis as city manager after Rachelle Rickard retires in July. The former assistant city manager spoke before the council took a vote. After some citizens spoke in favor of Jim Lewis, the city council voted to name Lewis the next…

Brian Doan 05.10.2023

Four months ago, during the height of the rain storms saturating the north county, five year-old Kyle Doan disappeared in San Marcos creek. His mom was driving Kyle to Lillian Larson school in San Miguel when her car became flooded during a river crossing. Kyle Doan disappeared in the flood waters. His body has never…