Living Treasure Botso Korisheli Dies
Another of Morro Bay’s Living Treasures has died, leaving behind a musical and artistic legacy to the town he called home for some 58 years. Wachtang “Botso” Korisheli died Monday, July 27 at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was 93.
New Officer for MBPD
By Neil Farrell
Morro Bay has once again dipped into the law enforcement well of the Central Valley to find its newest officer. Police Chief Amy Christey swore in Ofc. Jeremy Painter on Monday, July 20, bringing in a veteran with more than 11 years of experience at both city and county sheriff’s departments.
SLO Man Shoots at Los Osos Father
A San Luis Obispo man was arrested for suspicion of attempted murder after he fired several shots at his father through the window of his Los Osos home.
One Dead, Three Injured in Hwy 41 Crash
A Templeton man was killed and several people injured in a 3-car crash Saturday on Hwy 41 just east of Morro Bay. According to news reports, at about 2 p.m. Aug. 1, an Atascadero man was driving a Ford Fusion sedan west into town when the car drifted across the center yellow line and crashed head-on with a Mercury Grand Marquis, near the Grange Hall.
Read these stories and more in the upcoming issue of Bay News on Aug. 20th!
