Fire burns 2,000 acres north of Banning
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Idyllwild, California is a small town, with fewer than 4,000 permanent residents, in the unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, with almost 2.2 million residents. Idyllwild barely has 1/500th of the county. But our representatives are much aware of the community and the imminent threat and danger that the Cranston Fire has caused and still…
The U.S. Forest Service firefighting air tanker fleet has been slowly dwindling for years. Last month, Sen. John McCain, Arizona, with support from California’s Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Florida’s Sen. Bill Nelson introduced a bill (S 3441) to direct the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force to transfer 14 excess C-27J Spartan…
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Hemet Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Barry Kayrell and Trustee Vic Scavarda of Idyllwild met with the Town Crier to discuss the “State of the District” and trends in the next few years. This is the last of three parts of the interview. How will the “core curriculum” [Common…
State Sen. Jeff Stone and the Murrieta Valley Chamber of Commerce invite the public to attend the grand opening ceremony for the senator’s new Southwest office from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12. The office is located at 25186 Hancock Avenue, Suite 320, in Murrieta and serves residents of Southwest Riverside County. “It is…
Filing for a Hemet Unified School District trustee position in the November election closed Wednesday, Aug. 15. The original Aug. 10 deadline was extended five days because incumbent Charlotte Jones decided not to seek re-election. Jones was first elected a HUSD trustee in 1996. She will finish her fourth term in December. After the new…
Editor’s note: The seat for Riverside County’s 3rd District supervisor is on the June 7 primary ballot. Three candidates are seeking the seat Chuck Washington currently holds. The two challengers are Randon Lane of Murrieta and Shellie Milne of Hemet. The top two vote getters will compete on the November ballot and the winner will…
