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Tonight, Vandenberg air base is expected to launch a missile which will strike an asteroid. The double asteroid redirection test or dart will launch at 10:20 tonight. Dart is designed to strike the asteroid moonlet, Dimorphous. It’s not a large asteroid. It’s about 525 feet in diameter. It’s smaller than Morro rock. The missile will…
If you’re traveling to the San Joaquin valley for Thanksgiving, you may stop at the newly renovated Shandon rest area. It reopened Sunday after a one million dollar renovation. The money was spent primarily on upgrading the wastewater system. There’s also a new charging station, so if you’re driving a Tesla, and you forgot to…
Did you see pictures of the San Luis Obispo county supervisors chambers for the redistricting hearing on Friday? It was packed. But board chair Lynn Compton says the crowd behaved themselves. Yesterday, some KPRL listeners shared experiences they had at the meeting, how some angry attendees verbally attacked others for supporting a map which will…
Atascadero city council meets tonight. Only one public hearing, but staff is recommending that item be deferred until mid-December so they can gather more information. The highlight of the meeting is often the report by city manager Rachelle Rickard, and she has a lot to talk about at tonight’s meeting. The council meeting gets underway…
Over the river and through the woods in the north county will be under mostly sunny skies this Thanksgiving. Forecasters saying we’ll see temperatures in the mid 70’s for Thanksgiving and black Friday. Good weather for family gatherings Thursday and for shopping in local retail businesses on Friday. And the day after for small business…
The Cuesta college women’s volleyball team lost a regional play off game to the Fullerton Hornets 3 sets to one. It was the first play off appearance for the Cougars since 2006. Coach Whitney Meyer says it was exciting. Meredith Donovan played at Templeton high school. Riley Thompson is from Atascadero, but attended for SLO…
Thousands of Pismo clams manifesting on beaches in the south county. For the past several months, thousands of them have surfaced during low tide. Scientists don’t know what it means. Usually, the clams burrow under the sand where they’re safe from predatory birds. Scientists are concerned about the safety of the clams. They’re smaller clams.…
The county health department out with its reports on covid for the past week. It indicates, no new deaths occurred over the week ending last Friday. 173 new covid cases, but no new deaths. That increase takes the county total over 30,000. Testing and shots continue to be given at the train station in Paso…
The Templeton Historical Society celebrated Founders Day Saturday afternoon at their Templeton museum and blacksmith shop. Several hundred people turned out to visit the museum and blacksmith shop, and admire a collection of old cars parked along Main street. Southern Pacific’s first passenger train reached Templeton on November 20, 1886. Back then, it was the…
Jim Wilkins and the Atascadero Historical Society dedicated the Memory Walk Friday afternoon near the Sunken Gardens. Wilkins built the Memory Gate out of wood from the old cedar trees which were removed from the front of the rotunda during its renovation. Bricks under the gate are for sale for $125 each, which offsets the…
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