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News in Santa Maria · 8 sources

Santa Maria in the news, from 8 sources

3 stories about Santa Maria in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website and 8 games on the schedule. Latest: “Team Highlights: Varsity Football Nipomo High School vs. Santa Maria High School - Santa Maria” from NFHS Network, Oct 3.

Latest about Santa Maria

The newest stories with Santa Maria in the headline, one per story.

✨ This week in Santa Maria

It's been a quiet week in Santa Maria. The town's amenities remain available, including TonicLife for alternative medicine needs and the Santa Maria Bike Trail(Levee) for outdoor activities.

An automatic summary of this week’s headlines and posts, written by the TownRatings AI. Check the stories themselves for details.

Straight from the source

From Town Hall, the schools and the library

12 notices in the past month, read every morning from Santa Maria’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

Town Hall page →
SchoolsSanta Maria Joint Union High School District
smjuhsd.k12.ca.us ↗
Visit smjuhsd.k12.ca.us for notices and events.
SchoolsSanta Maria-Bonita Elementary School District
smbsd.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. SMBSD Earns Golden Bell Award for Homegrown Teacher Pipeline2 days ago
  2. SMBSD Celebrates Literacy Initiatives Across 21 School Libraries2 days ago
  3. Reading is Fundamental Event Coming to Rice Elementary School2 days ago
5 more from smbsd.org
  1. SMBSD Celebrates Augmentative and Alternative Communication Month2 days ago
  2. Local Students Boost Fairlawn Shoe Closet2 days ago
  3. Cal Poly and Three Santa Maria Valley School Districts Accepting Applications for New Paid Teacher Residency Program4 days ago
  4. SMBSD Procurement Division Earns National Achievement of Excellence AwardOct 21
  5. SMBSD Celebrates Augmentative and Alternative Communication MonthOct 13
Read every morning from smbsd.org’s news.
SchoolsOrcutt Union Elementary School District
orcutt-schools.net ↗
Visit orcutt-schools.net for notices and events.
LibrarySanta Barbara County Law Library
library.santabarbaraca.gov ↗
Latest notices
  1. Open Mic & Art Gallery Nights at the Library!

    SBPL is excited to highlight our community’s many talents during quarterly Open Mic Night & Art Gallery events throughout 2026. Join us on January 30 for the first event in the series! October 21, 2026

    Oct 27
  2. Community Baby Shower and New Parent Resource Fair

    Have you recently welcomed a baby, or are you expecting? Join the Santa Barbara Public Library and a variety of partnering organizations in the Faulkner Gallery on Saturday, November 7, for our annual Community Baby Shower. Parents &… October 18, 2026

    Oct 21
  3. Introducing the Tool Library!

    Are you ready to start a home improvement project, but don’t own the tools for the job? SBPL’s new Tool Library is here to help! Celebrate the collection at a Tool Library Launch Party on October 22 from 4-6pm in the Faulkner Gallery and… October 5, 2026

    Oct 18
5 more from library.santabarbaraca.gov
  1. Join Teens Teach Tech: Apply by October 24Oct 5
  2. Volunteer Opportunities AvailableOct 4
  3. Wild About Reading Library Card Design Contest WinnersSep 29
  4. Teen Library Services Orientation!Sep 24
  5. Take Our Survey!Aug 12
Read every morning from library.santabarbaraca.gov’s news.
Santa Maria’s news, by source

Who’s covering Santa Maria

Santa Maria was in the news from 3 outlets in the past 90 days, led by NFHS Network with 2 stories about Santa Maria. Stories with Santa Maria in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.

Sports Illustratedsi.com
Visit ↗
9 stories mentioning Santa MariaMulti-state
  1. Troy BrennanOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  2. Julian Santos PrietoOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  3. Nicholas NevarezOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
6 more from Sports Illustrated
  1. Gerardo ArellanoOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  2. Kaeden MacdonaldOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  3. Jaiden RuizOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  4. Carson VikerOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  5. Pedro CampuzanoOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria
  6. Dylan AllenOct 1 · Mentions Santa Maria

What Santa Maria’s news is about

Every headline sorted into a topic. Tap one to see just those stories in the source cards.

Where Santa Maria’s news comes from
Multi-state outlets11
Regional outlets1
Town, schools & library5
Game day

Santa Maria sports

High-school and local teams, from the sports pages.

Recent games
Oct11Santa Maria vs AtascaderoGirls Varsity BasketballWatch ↗Oct6Santa Maria vs AwayGirls Junior Varsity VolleyballWatch ↗Oct1Santa Maria vs Morro BayGirls Varsity Flag FootballWatch ↗Sep25Santa Maria vs NipomoBoys Junior Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep18MCP vs Santa MariaBoys Junior Varsity FootballWatch ↗Sep18St. Joseph vs Morro BayBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗
From the sports pages
On the market

Homes listed in Santa Maria

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

Housing market →
329 Hobbs LnZillow · Oct 17 ↗1368 E Foster RdZillow · Oct 16 ↗1321 N Bradley RdZillow · Oct 15 ↗154 Abbey RdZillow · Oct 13 ↗309 Dressler AveRedfin · Oct 11 ↗4690 Crimson CtZillow · Oct 10 ↗1168 E Rice Ranch RdZillow · Oct 9 ↗4031 Sandy CtZillow · Oct 9 ↗8680 Alamo Creek RdZillow · Oct 7 ↗
In memoriam

Remembering neighbors

Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.

Santa Maria neighbors: Obituaries for October 17Santa Maria Times · Oct 17Santa Maria neighbors: Obituaries for October 16Santa Maria Times · Oct 16Michael Walker Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 14Elba Haglund Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 14Katherine Tovaas Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 14Richard Lee Obituary, Age 87 - September 9, 2026 - Santa Maria, CaliforniaLegacy | Obituary · Oct 12Ignacio Menendez Obituary (2026) - Grover Beach, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 10Herlinda Hernandez Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 9Javier Hernandez Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 9Alfonso Bahena Obituary (2026) - Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 9Santa Maria neighbors: Obituaries for October 7Santa Maria Times · Oct 7Rosario Catayas Obituary (2026) - CA, California - Santa Maria TimesLegacy | Obituary · Oct 7

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Headlines come from the outlets that cover Santa Maria, found through Google News; stories with Santa Maria in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Santa Maria, CA are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.