March madness – robotic style – has advanced two local teams to the FIRST world championships. Orcutt Academy High School’s (OAHS) robotics team partnered March 17, with the Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy robotics team to take first place at the Los Angeles Regional FIRST Robotics Competition in Long...

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Parents cautioned to be trip-wise

With fresh hot coffee and homemade scones, parents sat down March 16 to engage in an open dialogue with the principal....

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Mental Health Department faces difficult decisions

Attempting to avoid drastic cuts to services for the county’s mentally ill and homeless population, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday considered a myriad of measures, including consolidating the Mental Health and Public Health departments. ...

By Jeremy Foster, Staff Writer
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Students more than a triple threat

Dunn School students are stepping up in a countless ways to bring honor to themselves and their institution....

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Taste of the town

Despite cold winds, intermittent rain and even a little hail, diners – including some with their four-legged friends – turned out in droves March 17 for the Taste of Solvang’s annual Walking Smorgasbord that spanned throughout much of the village’s retail district....

By Willis Jacobson, Staff Writer
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