Paso Robles Press

Members of the public interested in the future of the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin will soon have a chance to weigh in during a kickoff meeting to be held this Friday, Nov. 12. Full Story »

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is seeking official trauma center designation for San Luis Obispo County, which currently has no such medical facility, and the health center is doing so by first encouraging city councils to support a trauma system plan that is currently being forged by the county Emergency Medical Services Agency. Full Story »

A San Miguel man was arrested and now faces charges in connection to a suspected domestic violence dispute. Steven Jon Smith, 28, of San Miguel was arrested and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on suspicion of shooting a woman in the head. Full Story »

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, in cooperation with the County Office of Education and all local school districts, will be offering free H1N1 vaccine to children in schools throughout the county as vaccine becomes available over the next several weeks. Full Story »

Dog-lovers and their pets gathered at River Oaks Hot Springs in Paso Robles last Saturday in support of the Relay for Life Howl-O-Ween Bark for Life fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Full Story »

Relaxation and the pain associated with labor are not concepts that usually mesh, but pregnant women throughout the North County region may soon experience an aquatic alternative to traditional birthing that may ease the labor process, according to Twin Cities Community Hospital [TCCH] staff. Full Story »

Voters in Paso Robles rejected Measure A-09 on Tuesday, effectively prompting city officials to start reconsidering plans to establish a new water rates structure to help pay for the Nacimiento Water Project and other water infrastructure-related improvements. Full Story »

Photo1: Dolly Bader, 99, a longtime Paso Robles resident, advocate and volunteer, was honored by the Paso Robles City Council last Tuesday for out outstanding service to the community. Above, Bader makes some brief remarks after receiving a special plaque. Full Story »