One crash took place on Hill roads over the last week. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Amanda Weilbacher, 26, of Murrieta, was riding her 2015 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on Highway 74 about 1,000 feet east of McGaugh Road when she rounded a sweeping right curve, crossed over the double-yellow line and hit the…

Fern Valley Water District’s current-year budget has produced nearly $200,000 in income during the first nine months of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. With income approaching $770,000 and current expenditures about $570,000, General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week, “The budget looks as though we’re on target.” With the completion of…

At last week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the county Registrar of Voters reported the precinct results from the Nov. 6 election. Hill voters were generally of a similar mind as voters throughout the local districts and the county. However, there were a few noticeable differences and the most striking was the local turnout. Hill precincts…

While violent crimes in Riverside County’s unincorporated areas fell 3.9 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to 2015, homicides doubled from five to 10. Overall, in the first six months of 2016, both violent and property crimes are up in all of the county. (Besides the unincorporated areas, the whole county includes…

Monday was a cold day at Idyllwild School. Without propane, the school’s heaters weren’t operating until afternoon. The distinctive propane odor, nevertheless, escaped into rooms and hallways. Principal Matt Kraemer had the students evacuated from the building until the heat could be restored. Teachers stayed with students and helped them through the morning until returning…