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Everyone joined hands as Steve Moeller performed “Auld Lang Syne” on the bagpipes as they closed the memorial service for Steve Hudson. Photo by Jenny Kirchner














The Pine Cove underground storage tank project, which the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health has been monitoring since 1994, has officially been closed, according to a June 25 letter from the department to Howard Friedman of Santee. The site was located at the Pine Cove Market, which Friedman formerly owned. The case was initiated…
Mark DeAntonio, 52, of Pine Cove, who was charged with negligently discharging a firearm, had his Sept.13 felony settlement conference postponed to Oct. 18. DeAntonio was arrested on June 25 and charged with three felonies: negligently discharging a firearm, manufacturing a zip gun, and being under the influence while in possession of a loaded and…
By Jack and Becky Clark, Co-publishers Our readers’ response has been overwhelming, and we still have a way to go. But after only 27 days of the new Membership model, we are more than a third of the way to the minimum annual amount we estimate we will need from members for the newspaper to…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for Fern Valley Water District, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Idyllwild WD and Pine Cove WD. FVWD was in the March 17 issue and IFPD was in the March 24 issue. PCWD information will appear next week. Each district provides the information to the state…
A Vista Grande Hotshot died fighting a fire in western Montana, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday. Firefighter Brent Witham died Wednesday, Aug. 2, on the Lolo Peak Fire, burning on the Lolo National Forest in Montana, San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor Jody Noiron announced with great sadness. “Witham’s death was the result of a…
Floods and mudslides subject One lingering result of the Cranston Fire is heavy rain can cause floods, mudslides and debris flows, which threaten Hill communities. The Riverside County Emergency Management Department was to discuss these risks, Friday, Aug. 17. The rainstorm on that date actually postponed the meeting, so this event is rescheduled for Monday,…