Woods Humane Society announces $10,000 donation match challenge
ATASCADERO — Woods Humane Society has launched a month-long fundraising campaign featuring a $10,000 donation match challenge, aiming to amplify efforts in aiding homeless pets as the demand for shelter space surges. The organization's CEO, Emily L’Heureux,...
City Council Approves Moving Forward to Design Phase for Water Reclamation Facility Replacement
Four members of the Atascadero Police Department honored with Distinguished Service Awards ATASCADERO—The Atascadero City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 8, at 6 p.m. The hybrid meeting was held in the City Council Chambers, with...
Lance Ryan Griffith 1970-2023
Lance Ryan Griffith was born on April 17, 1970, in Napa, California. He passed away from a sudden stroke on July 29, 2023, in Atascadero, California. Lance is survived by his parents, Gary and Gloria Griffith of Burney, California, and his only brother...
Peter Robert Russell 1944-2023
Peter Robert Russell (79) passed away peacefully, in his home, on July 10, 2023, after a long illness. Peter (Pete) was born on January 29, 1944, in Santa Barbara, California. He attended Santa Barbara schools and was an avid and enthusiastic participant in the...
Supervisors vote to approve new homelessness data management in San Luis Obispo County
$3.4 million software system will collect data like how many unhoused live in the county SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — There will be a new way to collect homelessness data in San Luis Obispo County after Supervisors unanimously approved investing in a $3.4 million...
Harry Luther Ovitt III 1945-2023
Harry Luther Ovitt III passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. He was born on September 22nd, 1945, in Camp Rucker, Alabama, to Harry Luther Ovitt II and Dorothy Virginia Ovitt. After graduating from Paso Robles High School, Harry began a...
Atascadero Greyhounds hit the football field for Midnight Madness
The first padded football practice kicked off at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 3 ATASCADERO — The Atascadero High School football team hit the field at Memorial Stadium at exactly 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, for this year's Midnight Madness event. Not only was the team on the...
30th Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite registrations now open
Organizers have limited the number of event passes to 500 ATASCADERO — The 30th Annual Hot El Camino Cruise Nite, presented by Street Side Ale House & Eatery, Avila Traffic Safety, Fatte’s Pizza, Michael Fredrick Paving Company, and Sprinkler King, is set to...
Painted Red playing at this weeks Saturdays in the Park
ATASCADERO — Get ready for an evening of music as the City of Atascadero continues its "Saturdays in the Park" Summer Concert Series. On Saturday, August 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., head down to the Atascadero Lake Bandstand to groove to the tunes of Painted Red....
SLO County inmate dies while in hospice care facility
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — On August 6, Brett Douglass, a 46-year-old inmate, who had been transported to a Hospice Care facility in Fresno County, passed away due to a terminal illness. Douglass had been booked into custody on March 16 and was diagnosed with...
