Customers want more time to study changes Opposition to water-rate increases has been building on the Hill. Over the past five months, all three of the local water districts have recommended rate increases for their customers. In December, Fern Valley Water District was the first to hold a public hearing for a proposed rate increase….

“A 4-year-old child from Western Riverside County recently died after contracting COVID-19, becoming the youngest person in the county to die from the virus since the pandemic started,” according to Riverside University Health System.“The death took place during the first week of August, but health officials reported the cause of death [last] week after receiving…

The 2nd-annual Lemon Lily Festival (LLF) drew a larger audience and organizers learned some lessons they will use to improve the festival for next year. Key organizer Doug Yagaloff reported that based on site surveys, shuttle transport and merchant queries, he believes the festival drew about 5,000 attendees, most of whom were from out of…

Author and director Ken Luber says he discovered theater during his freshman year at Ripon college in Wisconsin. In his first sketch for a theater class he found “I like being on stage.” As a sophomore he began to be cast in plays, and from then on it was one after another. Writing also captured…

In January, Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington urged persons with high-risk conditions (e.g., age and chronic health problems) who have tested positive for COVID-19 avail themselves of monoclonal antibody treatment at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) – Medical Center. RUHS-MC is administering sotrovimab, an IV infusion shown to be effective against omicron and other variants….