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More than sixty firefighters battled that fire in the Salinas riverbed Monday evening. The fire was reported at about 6 pm along the 3200 block of Sulphur Springs road. Near highway 46 east in Paso Robles. Sixty-two firefighters fought the fire, including crews from Paso Robles, Atascadero, Templeton, Cal Fire and Camp Roberts. Those departments…
Day eight today at the California Mid State Fair. The Market Steer show beginning at 8 this morning, FFA, then 4-H. The gates open at twelve, and close at midnight. At two this afternoon, Tommy Harris will conduct “Hands on Horse Activities” at Equestrian Row. Zoo To You is on the Headliner stage at 3…
Sunny today with highs in the mid 90’s. WSW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Tonight, clear with lows near 60. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. Tomorrow, sunny with highs near 100. SW winds 15-25 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny weather through the week, but warmer than last week.
The numbers are in on the Industrial Arts auction. The 2019 Industrial Arts auction at the Mid State fair brought in $153 thousand dollars, which is a new record. That’s 50% greater than last year. More than $650 thousand has been brought in by the sale of products created by local high school fabricators. That…
At the Space X sponsored Hyperloop competition in Hawthorne over the weekend, Cal Poly’s SLO Loop team did not reach the finals. The German entry from Munich reached a record 288 miles per hour in the Space X vacuum tube. Team Tum is from the technical University of Munich. Last year, the team set the…
Sherry Gong appeared yesterday in San Luis Obispo county superior court. She entered a plea of not guilty to embezzling more than $30 thousand dollars from Atascadero high school’s band Booster Club. The case was continued until next month. Sherry Gong is the wife of county clerk recorder Tommy Gong. Sherry Gong never told her…
A brush fire broke out around six yesterday evening in the Salinas river bed in Paso Robles. It was near the highway 46 overpass. Just last week, Paso Robles city council approved plans to allocate more than $300 thousand in an effort to clear brush and homeless from the Salinas river bed. So far this…
Sunday afternoon, a fire in Templeton forced closure of highway 101, and rerouting of traffic. Templeton fire chief Bill White tells KPRL. Chief White says Templeton fire’s quick response made a difference in suppressing that fire. Those living in the Templeton community are asked to vote on Measure A, which would fund the Templeton fire…
Despite all the fun at the California Mid-State Fair, there are also problems. Quite a number of fights reported this year at the fair. Early yesterday morning, an intoxicated driver crashed his pick-up head-on into a San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s patrol car. That occurred near the fairgrounds just after midnight, when the fair closed.…
Day seven of the mid state fair and the weather is getting warmer. Up into the upper 90’s today at the fair. Today is senior day, the senior tea is at eleven this morning. Tonight, Lynyrd Skynyrd is on the main grand stand stage.
