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The problems presented in the approval of the fiscal year 2017-18 Riverside County budget were not unexpected. In October 2015, the Board of Supervisors recognized that revenue was growing at a much slower pace than expected costs for county services, especially public safety. Nearly two years ago, former Executive Officer Jay Orr recommended that the…
At the March MAST meeting Chris Fogle, one of two U.S. Forest Service Battalion Chiefs in our Ranger District, reported that currently the Division Chief position is open, along with two other Battalion Chief positions. Through the winter, USFS continue to staff three engines, a water tender, and a hand crew on the Hill. Helicopters,…
About 8 a.m. Saturday, July 8, deputies responded to Humber Park regarding notice of a deceased hiker. The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit, Coroner’s Bureau and the Sheriff’s Department volunteers from the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted with the recovery. The body of George J. Wu, 51, of Newport Beach was recovered from the…
Consultants from McPherson and Jacobson, LLC, the firm helping the Hemet Unified School District search for a new superintendent, sought the Idyllwild community’s thoughts about the search and selection process. Although the April 6 session was open to the public, only a small group, less than 10, came to share their opinions with Ben Johnson,…
The California Highway Patrol updated its investigation and report of an incident on Saturday, Nov. 19, involving a car driven by Ed Hansen, 66, of Idyllwild that struck Cynthia Hinds, 55, also of Idyllwild, at around 5:05 p.m. According to CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, Hinds was on her property, “in her front yard…
A retired first responder, who served ten years in the San Jacinto Ranger District, has released a memoir of her career in firefighting and law enforcement. It touches on many events that have affected our community, and her path in two male-dominated fields. Deborah Wutzke has chosen the pen-name Deborah Wedoneit, for “We done it.”…