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Published 14 May 2021 The University of Nebraska has launched a 5-year project to help safeguard the U.S. food supply. The project will address agricultural and natural resources security, defense, and countermeasures; biological defense in support of the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and other government stakeholders; development and deployment of biosurveillance, biodetection and diagnostic tools; and pandemic preparedness related to human, livestock and crop plant diseases that could result in disruptions to the U.S. and global food systems. The University of...

Two-Man Bands, One-Hit Wonders In the year 2525, if men are still alive, Zager and Evans will still be eligible for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.   There was a time when a musical team with the word “and” in its name could be found having a top twenty and/or a #1 song. These “and bands” included Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina Turner, Sam and Dave, Captain and Tennille, Jan and Dean, and finally, Simon and Garfunkel. Most of these duos were musical mainstays on the charts. And then there were those two-person named bands who had short stays in the record-buying public’s imaginat...

Napa County jumpstarts fire season preparation with $6.4M Napa County has allocated $6.4 million to jump start fire prevention efforts aimed at protecting vulnerable communities. NAPA, Calif. - Napa County has allocated $6.4 million to jump start fire prevention efforts aimed at protecting vulnerable communities. On Wednesday, fuel reduction crews were clearing hazardous vegetation from the Circle Oaks neighborhood near Atlas Peak. Heavy brush surrounds roughly 200 homes in the subdivision. Napa County Fire Chief Geoff Belyea said the crews created a shaded fuel break to help firefighters sho...

–Family, friends, and supporters of the Kristin Smart family will gather in downtown Paso Robles on Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil for Kristin Smart. The vigil will start at 7 p.m. at Paso Robles Downtown City Park. This week San Luis Obispo County District Attorney charged Paul Flores with murdering Smart over 20 years ago. There will be guests and speakers including: Christopher Lambert, creator of Your Own Backyard podcast Carla Clawson Hoffman, Smart family advocate, and Find Kristin Smart administrator Pascoe Bowen, longtime #WarriorForKristin and activist for the cause Athen...

Photo by Rick Evans. –Friday night was the first North County Cruise Night of 2021. Cars cruised down Main Street in Templeton from 6-8 p.m. The cruises started in Paso Robles last year, and Dan Hartness of Templeton thought that the little town of Templeton needed a cruise night as well, so he picked the first Friday of the month. Local photographer Rick Evans was later encouraged to start one in Atascadero, then Santa Margarita followed. Photo by Rick Evans. See the schedule of North County Cruise Night events below: Advertisement