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SLO Co Corona Update 2.24.2021

The county health department reports another day of reduced cases of the corona-virus. 42 new cases reported yesterday. The county remains in the purple tier, but may move to the red tier if this current trend continues. Health director Penny Borenstein says the vaccines are critical to improving the positivity rate in the county.

PRJUSD 2.24.2021

The Paso Robles School Board last night discussed plans for reopening schools. Ultimately, they passed a motion asking staff to come back with a specific plan to reopen on March 16th. At the outset of the meeting, citizens Peter Byrne and Michael Rivera urged the school board to reopen the schools as soon as possible.…

Opener For Wednesday 2.24.2021

Another beautiful day in the north county. Highs again today in the mid 70’s. It may cool off a little tomorrow but it will remain sunny through the weekend. Then next Wednesday and Thursday, around the middle of next week, there’s a chance of rain. About 12% on Wednesday, increasing to 40% next Thursday. They…

North County Weather 2.23.2021

Mostly sunny today, highs this afternoon near 75. NE winds 5-10 miles per hour. Clear tonight, lows near 36. Sunny skies tomorrow, highs near 74. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny through this week in the north county. Highs between the upper 60’s to the mid 70’s. One week from today, we may get…

In Sports 2.23.2021

The Cal Poly Mustang baseball team lost to Nevada 12-6 yesterday at Baggett stadium, to fall to 1-3 for the season. They beat Nevada in the opener Friday, then lost three in a row. Next up, the Mustangs travel to southern California to take on USC this weekend.

Embezzlement 2.23.2021

An Atascadero bookkeeper gets 10 years in prison for embezzlement. 41-year-old Joy Noel Wilde pleads guilty to 21 counts of grand theft in exchange for a maximum sentence of ten years and four months. Wilde deposited into her personal accounts 63 checks written to vendors from a north county construction company for which she worked…

US Coast Guard Rescue 2.23.2021

The US Coast Guard navigated through dense fog to rescue an injured man on a bulk carrier off the coast of Morro Bay. The captain of the vessels contacted the 11th coast guard district command center and asked for help. The coast guard sent a helicopter from San Francisco. The dolphin lowered a crew member…