The culvert work on highways 243 and 74 is now complete. Terri Kasinga, public and media affairs chief for Caltrans District 8, reported the news at the Nov. 7 Pine Cove Property Owners Association meeting. “Culvert work was holding up traffic and was a big inconvenience to folks going up and down from Idyllwild,” Kasinga…

The Pine Cove Water District board approved a resolution agreeing to the financial assistance — loan and grant — from the federal Rural Utilities Service. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture agency notified the water district that its loan request for $292,000 and a separate grant for $40,500 had both been approved. PCWD expects…

Proposition 3 amends the California Constitution to recognize thefundamental right to marry, regardless of sex or race. Prop 3 removesthe language in California Constitution which states that marriage isonly between a man and a woman. Since the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Obergefell v. Hodges,federal courts have already decided this issue. The U.S. Constitutionensures that…

The U.S. Forest Service will reduce fire personnel this summer throughout the country though the San Jacinto Ranger District should not be affected. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement of fire cuts May 13 during a press conference with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. The conference highlighted the agencies’ collaboration during the 2013 fire season,…