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At last week’s meeting for the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the directors approved the issuance of Proposition 218 notices for all ratepayers and scheduled a public hearing on Dec. 20 for the proposed new rate structures. While these actions apply to customers in the district’s Hemet, San Jacinto and Garner Valley areas, the proposed…
Two collisions occurred last week on Highway 74 — one a fatality — according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On June 17 at 7:40 p.m., Ciara Siobhan Alforque, 23 of Banning, was driving her black 2016 Kia Soul westbound on Highway 74 5.1 miles west of McGaugh Road at a stated…
At about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, Pine Cove Market was entered by two, young-appearing men wearing hoodies cinched up tightly around the fronts of their faces. (See security photo.) Clerk Liz Ratcliff, a four-year Hill resident, told the Town Crier the young men expressed interest in some of the products displayed on the front…
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library will hold a weekend book sale on Friday, Oct. 26, Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sunday, Oct. 28, inside the library at 54185 Pine Crest Ave. All items will be in great condition. This will be the last sale at the current location, and everything must go. There will be…
With no updates on the four missing people, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) is still asking for the public’s assistance. The Town Crier contacted RCSD media information bureau Friday morning for any updates on the cases of missing people Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Dia Abrams and Rosario Garcia. RCSD Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro responded…
Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on the probability of earthquakes throughout California. Using a new methodology, the agency prediction for quakes of moderate size (magnitude 6.5 to 7.5) decreased, but the likelihood of a quake greater than that size has increased. In terms of an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 (the…