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On Saturday afternoon, a fire in Creston burned through about a quarter of an acre of vegetation, and destroyed a barn on the 3000 block of Ryan road. The family who owns the barn and other essentials on the property launched a GoFundMe. Wane, Dy and Garrison Hall say they lost their barn, shop, and…
Diablo Canyon power plant has officially entered extended operations. This was announced yesterday afternoon in a release, saying the plant’s unit 2 reactor was initially set to shut down on Wednesday this week, with the first reactor set to go offline back in 2024. Instead, due to California legislature, Diablo Canyon has been directed to…
A new resident will be joining the Central Coast Zoo. A baby mongoose lemur named Koba was born on July 4th, and is now exploring the habitat that can be seen by zoo visitors. Zookeepers are currently unable to tell the sex of the lemur, but will know in just a few weeks as it…
Earlier this month, the Atascadero police department responded to a report of a domestic violence incident. The APD says the suspect, 29-year-old Ivan Sandoval-Farias, fled in his vehicle prior to officers arriving. When officers located Sandoval on the 101, a vehicle pursuit ensued, where he drove recklessly through rural Templeton and into the city of…
A man is charged with attempted murder and assault from an incident on Saturday in Morro Bay. According to California state parks, they received a 911 call of the incident at about 10:45 am just south of the entrance to Morro Strand state beach in Morro Bay. 59-year-old Andrew Eric Gustafson allegedly attacked a female…
Yesterday afternoon, a Grover Beach police officer engaged in a brief pursuit after attempting a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle. The driver fled pursuiing officers on foot at around Newport and 14th street in Grover Beach, and was located in front of a Burger King at Oak Park and Grand avenue. He was taken…
Sign-ups are now open for the Templeton CSD’s Community Clean-Up Day. This will take place Saturday, September 20th, with an 8:30 am check-in, and 9 am start. Check in will be at 206 5th street, right next to the fire department. Four hours of community service is guaranteed. Attendees are encouraged to bring items appropriate…
For labor day weekend, the California highway patrol announced they will be entering its annual holiday enforcement period. This begins Friday, August 29th at 6:01 pm, and runs through Monday, September 1st at 11:59 pm. Every available CHP officer will be on the road this weekend in an aggressive effort to stop impaired drivers before…
Templeton Feed & Grain, Press Release v.5, plus brief PR The community of Templeton has scheduled two fundraisers to help restore the historic feed & grain building, which suffered significant damage to its 105-foot silos in a fire on July 4th. The original concrete building still stands after the fire, but is in need of…
There will be no Atascadero city council meeting tonight. Per the city council’s schedule approved in 2024, there is only one meeting scheduled in August. The next scheduled meeting is September 9th. Additionally, there will be no meeting next week for the Paso Robles city council.
