On the volleyball court, Pioneer Valley High School senior Morgan Krause knows how to block the competition. As a tall player with a lot of energy, Krause has climbed her way to the top of the Ocean League, where she’s No. 1 in blocks, said head coach Nikki Doyle. The job of a middle blocker […]
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Chumash announce plans for new museum and cultural center
After decades of work and various delays, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians recently announced plans to begin construction on a cultural center and museum by the end of this year. Tribal leadership and staff, architects, and designers gathered on Oct. 22 at the reservation’s Tribal Hall to present plans for the tribe’s Santa […]
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Guadalupe’s new public safety director discusses his turbulent past and hopes for the future
Despite community concerns and a highly scrutinized past in law enforcement, Guadalupe recently put its faith–and safety–in the hands of Michael Cash. The Guadalupe City Council unanimously voted to confirm Cash as its police chief and director of public safety at a meeting on Oct. 9. He was officially sworn in that night and is […]
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Santa Maria police receive grant to improve traffic safety
The Santa Maria Police Department announced on Oct. 12 that it was awarded another grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to improve traffic safety and increase driver and pedestrian awareness in the area. It’s about the 10th year in a row that Santa Maria police have been awarded an Office of Traffic Safety […]
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Isabella Albano
Allan Hancock College student Isabella Albano has made a name for herself on the volleyball court. As the team’s trusty libero, Albano digs roughly 5.5 balls per set, making her the leading digger in the Western State Conference and fifth in all of California. This despite a mid-season position change that diminished her chances to […]
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County talks youth trauma at Bridges to Resilience conference
Trauma. It affects everyone, and impacts nearly all facets of every community. But with the right steps, trauma can be treated and even prevented. That was the message at this year’s Bridges to Resilience conference in Buellton on Oct. 11, the third annual event of its kind in Santa Barbara County. At the event, which […]
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Taxpayers Association endorses Hancock bond
In a rare move, the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association announced at a rally on Oct. 11 its endorsement of a bond measure that would fund facility construction and improvements at Allan Hancock College campuses. If approved by voters, Measure Y2018 would bring $75 million to Hancock campuses in Northern Santa Barbara County to build […]
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Culture counts: Local schools are working, slowly, to increase representation in the teaching force
After 25 years in the U.S. Navy, Peter Flores had heard all the meritocratic mantras in existence, and “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” was by far his favorite. Hard work was the constant focus of his life as a command master chief, and as a new naval sciences teacher in the early 2000s, he […]
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Hancock partners with private university to offer bachelor’s degrees
In a little more than three months, Santa Marians will be able to get four-year degrees at Allan Hancock College. Representatives of Hancock and the University of La Verne met at Hancock’s Santa Maria campus Oct. 8 to ratify a contract that will launch three bachelor’s degrees on Hancock’s campus. The degrees, in public administration, […]
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Santa Maria high school district and Faculty Association declare impasse
After more than a year of negotiations, the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District and its Faculty Association declared an official impasse on Oct. 3. The main sticking points? Salaries, of course, and the district’s voluntary transfer program. District officials said in a press release that while the district offered faculty members a 2 […]
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Trevor Cole
No matter what happens on the football field, St. Joseph High School head coach Pepe Villasenor always has his secret weapon, his Swiss Army knife: Trevor Cole. Cole, a senior, truly can do everything. He’s a starter on both offense and defense, where Villasenor said he runs, catches, blocks, and works the field better than […]
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Kermit McKenzie placed on lockdown due to threat
Students and staff at Kermit McKenzie Intermediate School in Guadalupe were placed on lockdown for an hour Oct. 9 after law enforcement discovered a social media post threatening the school. Carlos Limon, interim chief of the Guadalupe Police Department, said that although he couldn’t say exactly who threatened the school or via which social network […]
