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No harm no foul at a local winery Tuesday morning. Cal Fire SLO says “very small leak” of anhydrous ammonia at Treasury Wine Estates was quickly brought under control by employees at the facility. Anhydrous ammonia is reportedly used as part of the wine-making process. Hazmat crews responded to a reported ammonia leak at the…
Another one of the traffic poles on 13th Street in Paso Robles struck by a car yesterday. It’s the third time one of those new poles has been bent by a vehicle. Those poles will post signs for the new lighted pedestrian crosswalk across 13th at Pine and Park Street. Unfortunately, because the poles are…
One of the neighboring fire agencies to fight those riverbed fires in Paso Robles, the Templeton fire department. Chief Bill White says he was on that fire that closed the Veterans Memorial bridge and Niblick road earlier this year. The Templeton fire department, unfortunately, is limited by its funding. Because Templeton is a Community Services…
The city of Paso Robles to embark on an expensive effort to clear out the Salinas riverbed. That means both brush and squatters. Fire chief Jonathon Stornetta introduced the plan at last weeks city council meeting Police chief Ty Lewis says cleaning up the riverbed will be an ongoing effort. Initially, the plan to clean…
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…
