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Santa Maria scholarship recipient returns award to help another student

May 29, 2020 1:08 pm C.J. Ward

The Breakfast Rotary Club of Santa Maria is awarding scholarships to 18 deserving students this year. 65 students applied for those…

SLO County farmers’ markets remaining open with new safety measures in place

May 29, 2020 11:47 am Dave Alley

San Luis Obispo County farmers’ markets are reminding shoppers there are four open-air markets that remain open with several new safety measures in…

Santa Maria Town Center set to reopen June 1

May 29, 2020 10:26 am Patricia Martellotti

The Santa Maria Town Center is set to open its doors to the community on June…

Local teens gleaning fruit from trees for those in need

May 29, 2020 10:34 am Blake DeVine

Noah Wood and Andrew Douglas call themselves, ‘Teen Gleaners’ and will come to your home and glean any extra produce you have on your trees or in the…

Reflecting on Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade on original start date

May 28, 2020 10:29 am Patricia Martellotti

Thursday would have been the opening day of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and…

MTD says acclaimed electric shuttle bus service in Santa Barbara remains on ‘pause’ not officially discontinued

May 28, 2020 9:42 am John Palminteri

The downtown and electric shuttle bus service in Santa Barbara has been discontinued due to budget issues. It had already been stopped during the…

Santa Maria’s First Christian Church prepares to reopen Sunday

May 28, 2020 7:44 pm Anikka Abbott

Churches are getting ready to reopen for in person Sunday services. Santa Maria’s First Christian Church has been busy working all week to…

Santa Barbara County Fair future undecided, but outlook is grim

May 28, 2020 6:42 pm Travis Schlepp

The Santa Maria Fairpark Board of Directors will vote whether or not to move forward with the 2020 Santa Barbara County Fair, but the likelihood the…

Students facing uncertainty with college admissions process

May 28, 2020 11:53 am Blake DeVine

While there is much attention surrounding the class of 2020, many have forgotten the challenges facing students looking to apply to college in 2021…

Santa Barbara County Foodbank to purchase second new truck after replacing totaled vehicle

May 27, 2020 10:33 am Patricia Martellotti

In just one week the Santa Barbara County Foodbank raised enough money to replace the delivery truck that was destroyed from an…

San Luis Obispo County to turn safe overnight parking program into safe shower program for homeless

May 28, 2020 5:10 pm Jessica Brest

San Luis Obispo County announced plans to change its current Oceano Coastal Dunes RV Park & Campground safe overnight parking program into a safe…

Santa Ynez Valley fireworks show canceled

May 28, 2020 12:25 pm Travis Schlepp

The Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club has canceled the 2020 Fourth of July Fireworks…

California Mid-State Fair board decides to cancel this year’s fair

May 28, 2020 9:26 am Dave Alley

The 2020 California Mid-State Fair has been cancelled this year. Fair board of directors determined it was unable to hold the event due to COVID-19…

Solvang City Council to continue discussions on proposed developments

May 28, 2020 2:15 am Katie Karl

The Solvang City Council has decided to continue talks regarding a controversial development site which would replace the Veterans Memorial Hall with…