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In Morro Bay yesterday, a dead man was discovered in the middle of the street in the area of Harbor and Piney way. At 2:53 in the morning, police and fire personnel responded to the area. They discovered the man was in fact deceased. The investigation into his death is on-going. Police have not released…
A drive-by birthday party for 95-year-old Don Keefer yesterday in Paso Robles. The former city manager of the city couldn’t have a traditional birthday, because of the Covid-19 restrictions, so people drove by in cars festooned with flags and birthday greetings. KPRL talked with his grand daughter, Julie Bell. She says Don Keefer is remarkably…
Sunny today, high’s near 100. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour. Overnight, clear with lows in the mid 50’s. NW winds 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, sunny, highs in the upper 90’s. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through the weekend, warming up to about 103 on Sunday.…
The chairman of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Commission is fired after city council members say he was rude and disrespectful. James Papp says he carried out his duties assessing historic preservation. The San Luis Obispo city council votes 5-0 to remove him. Afterwards, Papp announced that he’s now running for city council. Papp…
Speaking of taxes, did you file your state and federal return yet? Billy Gallant of H & R Block says time is of the essence. The deadline extended this year from April 15th to July 15th because of the coronavirus and government-imposed shutdown. July 15th is next week.
Paso Robles city council talks at length last night about raising taxes. City manager Tom Frutchey told the councilman there are several ways the city can increase revenue to stop deficit spending. City manager Frutchey says the council cannot raise property taxes, City residents weighed in on the possibility of a tax increase. Aaron Berg…
Mostly sunny today, high’s in the upper 80’s. WSW winds 10-20 miles per hour this afternoon. Overnight, clear with lows in the upper 40’s. WNW winds 10-20 mph. Tomorrow, sunny and warmer on the 4th of July, highs in the 100’s. NW winds 10-20 miles per hour tomorrow. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny…
Thursday, Norma Moy celebrated her birthday at the Main Street Association Office. Her son, Matt Vanderlip, called from San Mateo to wish her a birthday. “You’re 87,” he reminded her. “You were born in 1933.” Norma Della was born to an Italian father and mother and grew up in Paso Robles. She says her dad…
The Paso Robles Olive and Central Coast Lavender Festivals are postponed until 2021. They were originally scheduled for May. Then postponed until August. Now, they’re delayed until next year. The Main Street association says events scheduled between September and December of this year have not been canceled at this time.
One sad note for a lot of young people in the north county. The Ravine Water Park has canceled it’s operating season this year. That mean less fun at the water park. And it means that about one hundred young people will not be working at the Ravine Water Park this summer, earning money for…
