Water supplies are critical Shane Reichardt of the Riverside County Emergency Management Department was the guest speaker at the Sept. 28 Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting. September was National Preparedness Month. While it was nearly over when he spoke, Reichardt addressed the issue in the context of the recent emergencies created by hurricanes and earthquakes,…

Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, to observe Thanksgiving Day: Area post offices BBVA Compass Fairway Market Fern Valley Water District (also Friday) Hemet Unified School District (also Friday) Idyllwild Health Center (also Friday) Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Pharmacy Idyllwild Transfer Station Idyllwild Water District (also Friday) Pine Cove Water District…

Three vehicles overturned under similar circumstances and one two car-collision with injuries occurred during the last week on Hill highways. At 2:15 am. Wednesday, March 30, Tom Jimenez, 19, of La Quinta, was driving his 2009 Toyota Camry east on Highway 74 just west of Santa Rosa Truck Trail when he made an unsafe turning…

Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the water district’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast), well behind the three incumbents who…