Storm drenches county

03/21/11 A powerful late-season storm brought flooding, high winds and snow to the higher elevations of Santa Barbara County on Sunday, swelling Lake Cachuma and prompting downstream flood warnings in the Lompoc Valley.

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Civic rights pioneer Clarence Willis dies

04/27/11 Clarence Willis, who passed away last week at 87, used his barber chair as a counseling couch. He was also the first black man in modern times to own a home in the Lompoc Valley.

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Two local teachers recognized

06/05/11 A Santa Ynez Valley agriculture and biology teacher and a Lompoc Valley math and science teacher have been named as 2011-12 Distinguished Educators by Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone.

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