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Highway 46 slated for $55 million construction project

–The California Transportation Commission, or CTC, has approved $55 million for the construction of the next phase of widening Highway 46 East from just east of Full Article

San Antonio Historical Society to host fall dinner

–The San Antonio Valley Historical Association will be hosting Suzanne Pierce Taylor, author of The Ancestors Speak, at their Fall Dinner at the San Antonio Valley Full Article

One Cool Earth seeking volunteers

–Local nonprofit One Cool Earth is seeking dedicated volunteers to fill a variety of positions.The organization says that it is working hard this fall to expand Full Article

Simulated crude oil train derailment exercise planned

–There will be a simulated emergency preparedness crude oil train derailment exercise on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at California Men’s Colony. The Full Article

Cuesta receives $40,000 energy incentive check from PG&E

–Cuesta College recently received an energy incentive check in the amount of $40,888 from PG&E for energy savings projects completed at the college in association Full Article

Annual Founders' Day brings history and fun to Templeton

Templeton Founders Day happening Oct. 24

Festival to feature cattle drive for first time –The Templeton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Founders Day Festival, a celebration of the town’s Full Article

Cambria receives $498,000 fire hazard reduction grant

SLO County Fire Safe Council receives $498,000 fire hazard reduction grant for Cambria –The nonprofit organization San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council received a Cal Fire/California Air Full Article

I-5 closures expected to bring heavy traffic to Central Coast

– A full closure of a portion of Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon known as the Grapevine, and Highway 58 near Tehachapi in Kern County Full Article

Cuesta College welding team places 1st at competition

–Five Cuesta College welding students: Billy Pierce, Erin Anderson, Trevor Poindexter, Joey Grant, and Virginia Nicolaisen, took home first place recently at the 2015 Welders Full Article

Update: Flash flood warning issued for SLO County lifted

Update posted Oct. 16, 6 a.m. –Thursday’s flash flood warning for San Luis Obispo County was lifted by the National Weather Service. Parts of inland SLO Full Article