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The Cal Poly Loggers, a co-ed intercollegiate team of students involved in traditional forestry field skills, recently won first place at the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference and Exhibition in Anderson, California. Seven teams representing four western states competed in traditional timber sports events Feb. 10-12. In addition to the team’s first place finish, Kelly Schwenger, a…
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham on Thursday, announced that he has introduced a bill requiring EMTs and paramedics to complete human trafficking awareness training. Assembly Bill 2130 would require EMTs and paramedics to complete human trafficking awareness training upon licensing or licensing renewal. This bill is modeled after SB 970, a bill Cunningham co-authored in 2018, which…
The City of Atascadero is hosting a free wood chip giveaway for Atascadero residents tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The wood chip area is located on Traffic Way between Chico Road and Orillas Way. Staff will be on hand with a loader for those who bring a truck and trailer. During the event,…
The French Hospital Medical Center has received a $500,000 donation to support its current expansion project. The donation comes from John Couch, an author and former executive at Apple, who recently relocated to San Luis Obispo. The medical center’s expansion will include holistic healing spaces, with a meditation room and serenity garden, which will be…
An 18-wheeler truck exiting Highway 101 got caught on a power line on Shell Beach Road near Spyglass Drive early Thursday morning, causing power to go out in most of Shell Beach. Around 7:35 a.m. the semi-truck snagged a power line, bringing one pole down and bending two others. There were no reports of injuries…
Sunny today and warmer, highs near 81. NNE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Overnight, clear skies and cold, lows near 38 with light variable winds. Tomorrow, mostly sunny and warmer, highs near 83. WSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend.
The Paso Robles Bearcats boys basketball team lost to St. Joseph 93-23 in Santa Maria. The Knights improve to 25-2. The Bearcats finish the season at 1-23. The Paso Robles girls soccer team plays at St. Joseph at 6:30 this evening. The Bearcat boys soccer team hosts Santa Maria at six this evening at War…
The Templeton fire department is selling bouquets of flowers this weekend in the annual Firefighters & Flowers For a Cure fundraiser. All proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The flowers are on sale at three locations. 1. Templeton Legion Hall, located at 805 S. Main street, Templeton from 8:00 a.m. until dark. 2.…
The presidents approval rating continues to drop. 40% of Americans polled say they approve of the job Joe Biden is doing. 56% disapprove, and that includes a lot of democrats and independents. Only 4% had no opinion. Biden’s approval ratings have declined steadily since June of last year, when the numbers were reversed. Last June,…
A power interruption one week ago damaged KSBY televisions main transmitter, so the station is operating at 50% power. The station is using its back up transmitter until later today when they plan to use a new, higher-powered transmitter. If you lost the signal, you’re advised to rescan over the air channels today to see…