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A fatal head-on collision on highway 154 near Lake Cachuma early yesterday morning. The accident occurred at 3:55 yesterday morning. One person was declared dead at the scene. They other was extricated from the wreckage and transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Their identities have not been released. Highway 154 and the San Marcos pass…
The body found Wednesday near a Caltrans work site on highway one at Big Sur is identified as that of a Templeton woman. The sheriff’s department identifies the body as 64-year-old Nancy Algert of Templeton. Her body was found near the Rat Creek worksite on highway one where Caltrans is repairing the highway devastated in…
After only a few new cases on Wednesday, San Luis Obispo county reporting 45 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday. No new deaths reported by the health department. The county remains in the red tier under governor Gavin Newsom’s blue print for state control of the economy.
With sports returning to north county high schools, the life of the athletic director can be challenging. Joe Farley tells KPRL about all the sports underway at Templeton high school yesterday afternoon. He says teams from fall, winter and spring seasons are all playing at once. Wednesday, Templeton hosted a cross country meet. The runners…
Sunny and clouds today, highs near 61. W winds 10-15 miles per hour. Clear skies tonight, lows near 37. Light winds from the WSW. Tomorrow, sunny, highs near 70. Northerly winds 5-10 miles per hour. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny through this weekend. Highs Saturday and Sunday in the upper 70’s.
The Templeton high school cross country teams wrapped up their season with a dual meet against St. Joseph of Santa Maria Wednesday afternoon at Templeton high school. In the girls race, Maddie Bobbitt of Templeton finished first in 20:23 for the 5k course. That was nearly by two and a half minutes. The girls’ team…
The city of Atascadero is looking for an operator for the watercraft business at Atascadero lake. City manager Rochelle tells KPRL, the written proposals are accepted until April 9th. The information is available on the city’s website. Rachelle says with daylight savings, the zoo and Farmer’s Market are operating at extended hours. Farmer’s Market is…
At the US Mexico border, thousands of kids are being held as they await president Joe Biden’s next move. Photos leaked from border patrol facilities show children packed in terrible conditions. The Biden administration awards an $87 million dollar contract to put families into hotels and motels near the border, while they do their paper…
A new park in Santa Maria will honor the valley’s Japanese farming tradition. The Santa Maria Japanese community center provided $300,000 for the new park that will include a community center. The plan is to restore an 1880’s era ranch house that was relocated to the park several years ago. The Japanese community is paying…
The Atascadero Farmers Market is now operating between 3:00 and 6:00 pm Wednesday afternoons at the Sunken Gardens. The hours extended because of the change back to Daylight Savings Time. With the expanded hours, growing numbers of farmers and other vendors are showing up at the Sunken Gardens. Maeve Peterson, who is a Landscape Architecture…
