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Cal Poly women’s basketball coach Faith Mimnaugh retires after 25 years. She retires with 338 wins for the Musangs, the greatest number in program history. Second in big west history. A national search is underway to find her successor. The Cal Poly Mustang baseball team hosts Harvard University for a four game series this weekend.…
Earlier this week, we mentioned Zoo Trivia, which is 5-8 tomorrow evening at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero. There’s also an event Sunday afternoon which is new to A-town. Rachelle Rickard says it’s a wine and food event in downtown. For more information, you’re encouraged to go to the website: visitatascadero.com.
Attorneys defending accused murders Paul and Ruben Flores file a change of venue motion late Wednesday. They want to move the Kristin Smart murder trial out of the county because of pretrial publicity. Inflation reaches 7.9% over the past year. It’s the sharpest increase since 1982. And it may be only the beginning. The increase…
The covid pandemic officially began two years ago today. On Wednesday, the San Luis Obispo county health department reports 17 deaths of people with the coronavirus over the past week. Dr. Penny Borenstein does not say if those who died had other health issues. Over the past two years, 470 people with covid died in…
Earlier this week, there were two lockdowns at Templeton middle school because of some kind of threat. Dr. Gene Miller is principal at Templeton middle school. He says there have not been any threats since Tuesday. The sheriff’s department suspects one individual is responsible for both threats early this week. One Monday and another Tuesday.…
Frustrated parents initiated the recall of three trustees in the Templeton School District. The notice occurred at last night’s Templeton School Board Meeting. Leah Penner handed Dr. Nelson Yamagata, Clerk Mendi Swan, and Trustee Ted Dubost with letters advising them of the intent to file for their recall with the county clerk recorder. Each of…
Sunny and warm through this weekend in the north county. Highs in the afternoon hours in the low 70’s, then next week we’ll see warmer temperatures. Highs reaching 79 one week from today. Don’t forget this is the weekend to spring forward, so you need to turn your clocks forward by one hour this weekend.…
Mostly sunny after morning clouds. Highs near 72, northerly winds 10-15 mph. Tonight, clear, lows near 38. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tomorrow, mostly sunny with highs near 73. Westerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast for sunny skies all the way through next week with high’s in the low to mid…
The Cal Poly Mustang baseball team hosting Harvard University for a four game series Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Robin Baggett field. They’ll play Friday night, then a double header Saturday and a fourth game Sunday at Cal Poly.
One sad note this morning… Dr. James Hughell died recently after a long career as a family physician, including two decades in Atascadero. Ed Hughell started a family practice in Atascadero back in 1955. After 17 years in family practice, he went to work at UC Davis medical school at Merced community medical center. Ed…
