Ashley Stevens

6 days ago | ksby.com | Ashley Stevens

455 students participated in Glen Speck's 28th annual Agriculture Day on Thursday, greeted by 24 presenters. Former and current students were among those presenters, showcasing carious things from cotton and horseshoes to farm animals. Judy Honerkand co-founded the event in 1997 with Vicki Dauth, who has since passed away. She retired seven years ago and has since passed on the reigns to current Kindergarten teacher and current AG Day coordinator, Ann Mihelic.

1 week ago | ksby.com | Ashley Stevens

The San Miguel Board of Directors is set to discuss a proposal at Thursday night's meeting involving the possible dissemination of its community services district. Fire protection, water, wastewater, street lighting, landscaping, and solid waste services are all controlled and serviced by the San Miguel Community Services District.

1 week ago | ksby.com | Ashley Stevens |Mayo Davison

San Luis Obispo County has a goal of finding 75 homes for foster youth by the end of 2025. The 72-25 initiate started last May during National Foster Care Month. County workers who started the goal say they're not where they want to be and community help is desperately needed. As of April, the county has met 35% of its 75-25 initiative goal. According to Child Welfare program manager Roxi Selck, people often don’t take the first step to becoming a foster parent because of common misconceptions.

1 week ago | ksby.com | Ashley Stevens |Libby Kamrowski

The Highlands Trail between Highlands Church and Nicklaus Street will be closed for the construction of a new bridge from Tuesday to the end of the month. At 10 feet long, the bridge will fit both pedestrians and bicyclists. The funding came about due to an agreement with Sensorio that was tied to a previous project on the company's property. The bridge is part of the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, completed in 2018. It isn’t the only project underway in the city.

2 weeks ago | ksby.com | Ashley Stevens

CAPSLO, the local non-profit, is currently working on its homeless strategic alignment plan with the city. They're not the only organizations gearing up for potential federal funding cuts. ECHO ( El Camino Homeless Organization) is relying on community support for their housing, nutrition, shower, and children programs while staying on top of research surrounding funding changes. Restructuring under DOGE creates what both CAPSLO and ECHO are referring to as 'uncertainty' around funding.