In an impressive showing, the Town Crier scooped seven awards in the Best Newspaper and Advertising Contest conducted annually by the California Newspaper Publisher Association. Much like the Oscars, the CNPA awards are adjudicated by a jury of peers — publishers, editors and reporters. Awards are given based on circulation. In the category of 4,300…

Riverside County Superior Court disposed of a transient’s mental health diversion and probation suitability filings, and decided to move ahead with a jury trial for the man charged with starting the 2013 Silver Fire. Stephen Patrick Medlock, 56, was arrested and charged with starting the fire that burned more than 20,000 acres in Poppet Flats,…

Employees of the U.S. Forest Service — San Bernardino National Forest — welcomed Ellen Shaw Monday, Jan. 4 as the new acting forest supervisor. She is replacing Jody Noiron, who retired last week after nearly 38 years with the U.S. Forest Service. Shaw’s role in managing the forest and employees will continue into the spring…