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Months of heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding have dealt a new financial blow to California farmers. After a multiyear drought that had them fallowing land and plowing under crops, they now face flooded fields, property damage and crop delays. The damage has extended from dairies and orchards in the San Joaquin valley to strawberry and…
Although the school resources officers deny the presence of gangs on the high school or middle school campus, and superintendent Dr. Curt Dubost calls them wannabe’s. San Luis Obispo county sheriff Ian Parkinson has a program to address gang activity in the county. It’s called GREAT. It stands for Gang Resistance Education And Training. He…
The vote by mail election in the Paso Robles school district is underway. About 30 thousand ballots sent out to local voters to select a new trustee for the school board. Voters have until next Tuesday, April 18th to return the ballots. In recent weeks, there have been reports of violence and fights on the…
It wasn’t on the agenda last night, but this week here on KPRL we’ve been talking about the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero. The mayor telling us it’s a remarkable resource for the entire county. Mayor Heather Moreno and Dr. Steve Robinson, the Zoo’s exotic veterinarian. They’re meeting with community leaders to discuss the future…
A giant yard sale returning to the north county this weekend. Atascadero city manager Rachele Rickard tells us the yard sale is this weekend in Atascadero. Go to: visitatascadero.com for details. The council also got a report on marketing and events from assistant city manager Terrie Banish. There were no public hearings at last night’s…
A southbound Amtrak passenger train struck and killed a pedestrian in Paso Robles yesterday afternoon. That’s according to the Paso Robles police department. They do not identify the victim, but say he was a white male adult. The collision occurred around 2:12 yesterday afternoon in the 2800 block of Riverside avenue.
Mostly sunny today, and we’ll see that sunshine through Saturday in the north county. High temperatures mostly in the upper sixties until this weekend, when it will reach the mid 70’s. More on the weather below.
Today, cloudy in the north county, highs near 74. NNW winds 10-15 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy skies overnight. Lows near 44 with NNW winds 10-15 mph. Tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. Highs near 67 NNW winds 10-20 miles per hour. The extended forecast; Sunny skies through Saturday with highs in the the upper 60’s and mid…
The Atascadero Greyhounds beat Everett Alvarez of Salinas 6-0. Chase Viale threw a one hitter for the Greyhounds. The Greyhounds are now 12-4 for the season. Today, the Greyhounds play Marysville at ten this morning, and the Yreka Miners at 4. The Miners fueled by pastry from the Yreka bakery, which is a palindrome. The…
Mission Days is Saturday at Mission San Antonio. The event runs from 11-3 Saturday. There will be docents in costume portraying soldiers, artisans and vaqueros. Joan Steele says it’s an opportunity to see what life was like two hundred years ago at Mission San Antonio. There will be demonstrations of adobe brick making, acorn grinding,…
