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Templeton’s boys and girls JV soccer teams beat Coast Union yesterday. Girls 4-1, boys 2-0. Both Eagle teams are undefeated in league. They have outscored opponents 52-2. Boys have shut out every league opponent. Girls haven’t lost all year. They’ve allowed only two goals.
The Babylon Bee is reporting that Mars Incorporated is launching a new marketing strategy to promote inclusivity and appeal to one percent of the population. They are introducing in M and M’s a trans-character who identifies as a skittle. You can go to the Babylon Bee to get the full story about the new development.…
More doom and gloom from Dr. Penny Borenstein. The county health officer first reporting that 63 group living facilities in the county are experiencing outbreaks of the coronavirus. That was the county last week. That number dropped Tuesday to 60 rather than 63. Dr. Borenstein says 300-600 people are infected with the virus. That’s despite…
Supervisor Dawn Ortiz Legg makes it official. She is running for supervisor in district three. That’s the district she represents on the county board of supervisors. Ortiz-Legg was appointed to that position by the governor after the drug overdose death of supervisor Adam Hill. The late supervisor had appointed Ortiz-Legg to serve on the county…
Assembly Jordan Cunningham announces he’s introduced a resolution to name a section of highway 101 in the south end of San Luis Obispo county after the late assemblyman, Katcho Achadjian. The section of highway is located in the south county. Cunningham also says he’s concerned about the impact of the governor’s proposed single payer healthcare…
Highway one is open again after closure due to the Colorado fire in Big Sur. That fire is now 60% contained. It’s burned about 700 acres near the Bixby Creek bridge. The highway was closed between Garrapata Creek and Point Sur. But it’s again open. So once again, you can drive all the way to…
Mostly sunny skies, highs near 68, with light, variable winds. Tonight, clear skies, lows near 32, with light, variable winds. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, highs near 69. ENE winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. Highs in the upper 60’s and low 70’s. The sunshine expected to…
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding $223,000 in 2021 Cal-Ag Plate program funds. That money will go for projects that will promote and administer agricultural education and leadership programs for students, teachers and youth under the 2021 California special interest license plate grant program. The Cal-Ag Plate program is funded with proceeds…
The Paso Robles girls basketball team lost to Orcutt Academy Tuesday night at Gil Asa Gym on the campus of PRHS. The final score was Orcutt 63, Paso Robles 37. The Spartans applied pressure defense to force turnovers in the first two quarters. They led at half-time, 29-9. Orcutt Academy improves to 15-5 for the…
After declining in recent year, the Monarch butterfly count jumps to 250 thousand in the most recent count. The Xerces Society counts the butterflies over Thanksgiving. They counted 247,237 Monarch butterflies in 2021. That’s up from fewer than 2,000 Monarchs the year before. The second largest population in the state is the Pismo Beach Monarch…
