On Nov. 17, Riverside County Executive Officer Jay Orr presented to the Board of Supervisors the condition of the county’s budget for fiscal 2015-16 a...
Some rain and little snow for Thanksgiving festivities
A smattering of rain and snow fell on the Hill last week. Rainfall totaled between 0.25 and 0.34 inches from Mountain Center to Pine Cove. While the s...
Washington helps HELP Center for holidays
Third District Supv. Chuck Washington asked his board colleagues Tuesday, Nov. 13, to approve the use of Community Improvement Funds for several commu...
Fern Valley customers save water while revenues fall
Water usage during the September and October period at Fern Valley Water District was 1.1 million gallons less than the same two months in 2014. For t...
Idyllwild Water focusing on wastewater projects: Says goodbye to two directors, will welcome new directors in December
While the business conducted at the Idyllwild Water District’s Nov. 18 meeting carries several projects forward into the future, the board also took t...
Gender-based violence subject of evening discussion
Gender-based violence is the concern of a new group on the Hill and the subject of a public event Tuesday, Dec. 1. Callie Wight, a member of the group...
Idyllwild Fire Finance Committee still trying to improve reports
Although its contract accountant could not produce the financial reports for October, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee did rev...
Supervisors already proclaim local emergency due to El Niño
With all the warnings that the approaching El Niño weather pattern and its accompanying rains will be greater than the 1997-98 rainfall, the Riverside...
At Thanksgiving, share the love
On this Thanksgiving, former Marine and American Legion Post 800 Commander Danny Richardson will remember a Thanksgiving many years ago in Orrick, Mis...
Portion of Pacific Crest Trail may re-open in spring 2016
In July 2013, the Mountain Fire burned more than 26,000 acres with both the fire and the immediate rainstorm destroying miles of the Pacific Crest Nat...