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Retiree in Atascadero 12.03.2021

A retiree who was receiving a CalPERS pension is in hot water for providing work as a consultant for the city of Atascadero. The retiree and four others working elsewhere in the state are being asked to repay some $400 thousand dollars in pension benefits. The five CalPERS retirees were placed in their jobs by…

Paso Robles Christmas Parade 12.03.2021

Tomorrow night, the 60th Annual Paso Robles Christmas light parade returns to Spring street. The parade usually includes a few north county bands as well as numerous floats, and the Paso Robles police and fire departments. This year, city manager Ty Lewis may join the city council in the horse trolley. He’s now city manager,…

Opener For Friday 12.03.2021

Cool and clear this weekend in the north county, the weather cooperating with the holiday festivities. We may see some rain next Thursday in the north county, but we’ll enjoy mostly clear skies through this weekend. More on the weather coming up. Tonight, Atascadero lights up the rotunda and sunken gardens. The ceremony to light…

North County Weather 12.02.2021

Mostly sunny today, highs near 77. SSW winds 5-10 miles per hour. Tonight, clear, lows near 40 with light winds. Tomorrow, sunny skies, highs near 74 in Paso Robles and Atascadero with light winds. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. But they’re now forecasting a 22% chance of rain next…

Whitehorse Tack Closes 12.02.2021

Whitehorse Tack in Paso Robles closes after 36 years. Owner Lisa Moore says she’s retiring. That’s why she closed the store. The last day was November 30th. Moore opened Whitehorse Tack in 1985 in Templeton. She relocated the tack store to a larger building on Black Oak Drive in Paso Robles 11 years ago. She…

Holiday Events in the North County 12.02.2021

Holiday events continue this weekend in the north county. Friday night, Atascadero plans to light up the rotunda. That’s tomorrow night at the sunken gardens. Saturday night, the big Christmas parade returns to downtown Paso Robles. This year, Vine Street Victorian Christmas will be a drive through event. This week, KPRL received some calls from…

Atascadero Printery Foundation 12.02.2021

Atascadero Printery Foundation receives a one hundred thousand dollar donation from a long time Atascadero resident. A matching donation of one hundred thousand dollars made in the memory of Gaylen Little, who was a contractor in Atascadero. So far the foundation has raised 18 thousand dollar to match the donation. The foundation is working to…