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Farmers and ranchers who have crop insurance and have suffered wildfire-related losses should contact their agents within 72 hours, according to the government agency overseeing crop insurance. Wine grape growers who fear their crops may have been damaged by smoke may be covered by insurance, though they must provide evidence of a laboratory test. Private…
Paso Robles post officials confirm letters were stolen out of the drop-off box in front of the Paso Robles post office. One young woman tells KPRL that the thieves washed clean her checks and then retraced her signature. Then they wrote checks to themselves. The bank caught the forgeries, so the young woman did not…
The plan is tentative, but Paso Robles school board approves framework for reopening schools in the district over the next several months. Ultimately, the state still has a say on what schools can do, but Tuesday’s second week of compliance with metrics in the red tier opened the door for more options. The plan described…
Paso Robles City Council approved the specific plan for the Beechwood Development Tuesday night after hours of discussion and deliberation.. The Beechwood Development calls for 911 housing units to be built on 234 acres on the east side of Paso Robles off and Airport and Creston Roads. The plan includes a mixed-use commercial center…
Cooler today in the north county, as the cooling trend continues. We’ll see mostly sunny skies, but highs this afternoon in the upper 80’s Tonight, temperatures will dip into the upper 40’s. And then tomorrow highs will only reach into the upper 70’s. Forecasters now predicting a 17% chance of rain Friday night. The Dolan…
Mostly sunny skies today. Smoke and haze are possible. Highs this afternoon in the mid 90’s. WSW 10-15 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear skies, lows in the low to mid 50’s. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs in the low 90’s. The long range forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the week. A…
Despite the coronavirus, Cambria’s annual scarecrow is underway. Dozens of scarecrows are on display through the month of October. Because of the pandemic, the scarecrows are concentrated in four displays in Cambria and one in San Simeon. Visitors are reminded to wear a mask, maintain social distancing and follow directional signs through the displays. The…
The 8th annual Martha Olson-Fernandez foundation memorial golf event was held yesterday at Cyrpess Ridge golf course in Arroyo Grande. The intent, to raise money to find a cure for ALS. Martha Olson-Fernandez died of ALS about ten years ago. Her daughters, Aatalie and Andrea Fernandez, started the non-profit organization. Yesterday, they raised $120,000 with…
Do you listen to any podcasts? Have you heard, “Voices from the Nest?” It’s done by two high school seniors at Templeton high school, Emma Lawrence and Jordyn Galles produce the podcast themselves Emma and Jordyn are friends, so they feel pretty comfortable sharing the microphone. Meanwhile, they’re producing podcasts about how coaches are managing…
The santa barbara city council votes to change the name of Indio Muerto street to “Hutash.” That means earth mother in the Chumash language. Indio Muerto means, “dead Indian.” It was given that name by Salisbury Haley, who surveyed the street in 1851. Mr. Haley discovered the remains of deceased Indian while doing the street…
