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The Saints will play at Bakersfield Christian for the division title. The game is tentatively scheduled for Friday.

For the first time in its 100-year history, the Hancock College trustees have representation from the city of Guadalupe and a majority-woman board after health educator Alejandra Ensico Medina was sworn in Tuesday.

Nipomo just couldn’t keep up with Rylei Waugh in the fourth quarter Tuesday night. The Westchester point guard would come off a high screen by Ron-yae Jackson, then get in the lane and beat the Nipomo defense for layups. She scored Westchester’s first 15 points in the fourth quarter, had 19 in the quarter and finished with 34 in Westchester's 55-49 in over Nipomo in the first round of the CIF State SoCal Regional Division 3AA playoffs. Waugh put Westchester ahead 41-39 with a layup on a pass from Mariah Blake at the 4:22 mark of the fourth quarter. Westchester stayed ahead. See more photos from the game, and read the story on SantaMariaTimes.com https://santamariatimes.com//collection_f60b89aa-e0a0-5e3e

Some swings of the golf club. A few tries on the triple jump and a few more on the pole vault.

Nipomo just couldn’t keep up with Rylei Waugh in the fourth quarter Tuesday night.

The spring sports season to end all spring sports seasons is winding down. But we still have time to name at least one more Athlete of the Week.

Vaccinated individuals throughout Santa Maria could be seen ditching their masks, getting haircuts and filling tables during the lunch rush as the state stepped into a new reality on Tuesday.

Over the course of the academic year, the 13 teams designed, built and tested model wind turbines, developed project plans, collaborated with industry experts and engaged with their local communities. Cal Poly placed behind Pennsylvania State Univer

Californians can eat, drink and rub shoulders at restaurants, movie theaters and most other businesses without COVID-19 restrictions as the state fully reopened Tuesday. Here are some things to know about the changes:

Four Mountain League girls basketball teams won CIF Central Section championships last week. Another boys team won the Central Section's top honor, the Open Division title. Yet another Mountain League boys team came up a couple points shy of winning

Santa Barbara County individuals and businesses can return to a near-normal landscape Tuesday when the state begins its long-awaited reopening process, although some masking requirements will remain in place.

A draft master plan for creating a commercial space hub at Vandenberg Air Force Base could be released around the end of April as a team of base, local industry and government representatives hope to get launch facilities ready for anticipated demand. That effort got a boost last week when the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to join the memorandum of understanding and kick in $200,000 to pay for development of the draft master plan. https://santamariatimes.com//article_6da15bec-267d-5038-8a

Despite January's atmospheric river that produced vast amounts of precipitation throughout Central California, last week's U.S. Drought Monitor increased the severity of the drought of the Central Coast from a "Severe Drought (D2)" classification to

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported 229 new COVID-19 cases over the Jan. 30 to 31 weekend, followed by 53 additional cases and nine deaths on Monday. The county's total number of confirmed cases is now 17,887, with 1,236 cases still active and contagious, according to county public health data. The nine additional deaths were all of residents between the ages of 60 and 100, according to county public health spokeswoman Michelle Shoresman. Confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the county now total 177.

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department is encouraging eligible residents to continue checking the county's website for additional COVID-19 vaccination appointments this week.

St. Joseph passed its final test in section play Friday night and added another trophy to its mantel title with a 70-64 win in Fresno, beating San Joaquin Memorial in the CIF Central Section Open Division final.

What does it take to ensure #COVID19 vaccines get distributed seamlessly? The technology to turn an empty room into a vaccine clinic! Shoutout to Terri, who's b...een making sure that happens. Terri has been an IT specialist with the County of SLO for 15 years and she is charged with ensuring phone and internet connections are properly established, which is critical to manage patient records at the vaccine clinics. "I grew up in SLO County," Terri said, "And my parents are coming through this vaccination clinic tomorrow. It is essential to everyone's safety that we get these vaccines out into the community and I am so grateful to be a part of these efforts."

Santa Barbara County residents will not see further reopenings for at least another two weeks, after increased COVID-19 case rates further distanced the county from needed orange tier metrics.

Due to a positive COVID-19 case among its student body, St. Joseph High School in Orcutt will resume distance learning for all students until Nov. 16, less than two weeks after the school began accepting back students for in-person learning.

Suzanne Levy is set to become Hancock College's new Area 2 trustee, with Area 4 incumbent Jeffery Hall also maintaining the necessary lead to earn a second term on the Board of Trustees.

Earlier this year, the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record held a contest to find the Player of the Decade in high school football, much like the one we are currently holding for girls basketball. We talked about players with eye-popping offensive and defensive statistics and players with MVP awards and various Division I college offers. But there was something missing. Or, more specifically, a player missing. Who would that be? Jacob Nunez. Pretty much from the time he st...epped foot on the Lompoc High campus as a freshman, Nunez became the area's top offensive lineman. (He was also one of the area's top heavyweight wrestlers and probably would've won shot put and discus titles if he wanted to). Read the full story on Nunez and his rise to Central Coast powerhouse on SantaMariaTimes.com - https://santamariatimes.com//article_ba8a33fb-d0af-5064-b1 See more

Sixteen candidates entered. Two finalists remain. The Santa Maria Times' girls basketball contest has reached the final round, meaning the last two nominees will square off for the Player of the Decade title. The two know each other well: They are former St. Joseph High teammates, and Lompoc natives, Kaitlyn Flowers and Tatiana Dunlap. Voting started out a little slow last night, but there is still time for you to get your vote in! Go to SantaMariaTimes.com to vote for your choice now https://santamariatimes.com//collection_8e1a071d-bf26-5038

Cal Poly will open its 2020-21 football schedule with a pair of contests inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium, hosting Southern Utah on Feb. 27 and UC Davis in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on March 6.

In San Luis Obispo County, public health officials reported an additional 38 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The total number of cases in the county is now 4,380, with 202 cases still considered active and contagious, according to county public health data.

With Halloween behind us it’s time to turn our thoughts to the upcoming holidays and, as we all know, they, too, will be different this year. However, that’s no reason to turn our backs on some traditional home cooking and, for anyone who hasn’t tried this week’s recipe, here’s a repeat of one of my all time favorites. Years, nay decades, ago former Santa Ynez Valley-ite and fellow Book Loft employee Carol Drum introduced me to her delicious chicken tamale pie. Trust me, it’s the perfect dish for a fall/winter meal. Somewhat time-consuming, but worth every minute.

Voting closes Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. Remember to vote on all three sites. The vote totals from all three will be combined and used to determine the winner in each matchup. Santa Maria Times | Lompoc Record | Santa Ynez Valley News https://santamariatimes.com//collection_281c642f-ed08-5521

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirmed an additional 34 COVID-19 cases over the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 weekend, followed by an additional 15 cases and one death on Monday.

Both lanes of southbound Highway 101 at Donovan Road in Santa Maria are closed as police respond to a report of shots fired, according to a tweet from Caltrans District 5.

After a little less than a week in our Girls Basketball Player of the Decade poll, and more than 3,500 votes the race between Ashlyn Herlihy and Tatiana Dunlap is only separated by 4 votes at last check! Go online to vote in our poll and share this post with your friends to get more votes in for your choice! Voting for the final four will close tomorrow afternoon and then we are on to the final round! Get your vote in now! https://santamariatimes.com//collection_281c642f-ed08-5521

It is the final two days of voting in the semifinals of our Player of the Decade poll. After three thousand votes Ashlyn Herlihy, the No. 1 seed, is facing a close contest against No. 4 seed Tatiana Dunlap. Voting closes Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. Go online to vote, and share the poll to get more votes out for your favorite.