1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (385+ words) Leith Robert Hayes was born in Liverpool, England. The lasts eight years of his life he spent in Waldport, Oregon with his wife Mary and granddaughter Miley Gunderlock. My heart is broken to have lost my best friend and husband…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (232+ words) Harvey Petersen passed unexpectedly, yet peacefully on July 14 in the loving arms of his wife of 67 years, Joan, and youngest daughter Jodi. He was a proud, lifelong resident of the Central Coast. Harvey was intelligent and extremely curious by nature....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (406+ words) The District Attorney’s Office has won conviction of a former X-ray technician for sexual battery of a patient, the Office announced July 29. D.A. Dan Dow said a jury convicted John Stephen O’Brien, 47, of misdemeanor “sexual battery and for willfully and…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (558+ words) The Morro Bay Police Department held its Annual National Night Out event on Aug. 4 bringing police officers, fire fighters and other organizations together at Cloisters Park for a fun evening of community building. MBPD Chief, Amy Watkins told Estero Bay…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (243+ words) The Estero Bay Kindness Coalition celebrated a triumphant community gathering on Sunday, August 2, as “Kindness: An Art Show and Fundraiser” filled Casa Ramos Art Gallery with joyful energy and overwhelming support. Nearly 200 neighbors attended the lively afternoon, helping the Kindness…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (327+ words) Nutrition and socializing are vital to wellness, but some area seniors struggle to get both. A non-profit in SLO County has worked to fill those needs for decades and hopes to reach even more. MTC serves any senior, age 60 or…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1328+ words) Fifty years is a long time to be in the antique business. Stay open that long and a store might become an antique itself, like the items on sale inside. Myles and JoAnna Crebs, who are both retired accountants, don’t…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (512+ words) Heads up Yogi Bear, your picnic basket raiding days are numbered. San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department has asked Supervisors to “implement a Safe Coexist Wildlife Protection Project at Lopez Lake Recreation Area,” reads a report from Assistant Parks…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (563+ words) Marcus Kanenaga, from left, Galilea Portillo and Hannah Henderson stand with the sensory den during Project Expo. The team designed the project for Heather McColley’s medically fragile classroom at Oceano Elementary School. Every learning tool in Heather McColley’s medically fragile…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1338+ words) If you think it took a long time to get your project through the County’s planning process, the Cayucos-Morro Bay Cemetery District has been trying for 14 years to get permission to build a new cemetery. And the time constraints are…...