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During the Idyllwild Garden Club’s first meeting of the year Sophia Dean (left) and Pat Hughes, both master gardeners, shared information about the master gardener’s program and how you can become one. Photo by Careena Chase


Editor’s Note: On April 10, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 22, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The legislation goes to the Senate next. If passed, it would require people to prove that they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Republicans argued the legislation, is necessary to ensure only…
Riverside County did not move to the less restrictive yellow tier this week and is still in the orange tier of the state’s tier system.The newspaper has heard of locals having adverse reactions to the COVID-19 shot. If you would like to share your experience for an upcoming story, email melissa@towncrier.com.Gov. Gavin Newsom previewed his…
Jim Gates is the newest director at the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD). He was appointed on June 3 and fills the second year of former Director George Rowell’s term. Rowell resigned in April after moving out of state. He was appointed in 2018. Only Gates filed papers to run in the August election for…
The Pine Cove Property Owners Association invited Sgt. Jim Wilson, from the Hemet Sheriff’s station, to the meeting last Saturday. He discussed when to call 911 and when to call dispatch. He described the Neighborhood Watch program, how to set it up and what that means. One point he made was to know your neighbors and communicate with each other. The meeting was held at the Pine Cove Fire Station 23.
Timothy “Timmy” Mejia, 14, has been missing since 4 p.m. Wednesday, when he was last in contact with his mother Alexis Camacho. His family and friends say he was at his home in Pine Cove and told his mom he was going running on the Pine Cove control roads. He was last seen wearing black…
FVWD — Friday, Jan. 20 Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) directors met for the first time in several years at the office with one director, Robert Krieger, allowed to teleconference because of a prior request and one director, Kevin Scott, teleconferencing who had not made a request. Scott could discuss but was not allowed to…