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Photo: Rescue near El Guapo Trailhead
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On June 13 and 14, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors heard County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-2203, which begins July 1. Several county department heads made requests for more funding beyond the initial level, which Van Wagenen recommended and presented to the board. The total…
Editor’s note: On Sept. 27, 2023, the Wildland Fire Mitigation andManagement Commission released its 340-page report that included 148recommendations to the administration as well Congress and the state,local and tribal governments. On March 12, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourcesheld a hearing with members of the administration and of the commission.(See the…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 2 to 8. Idyllwild • July 2 — Noise complaint, 8:17 a.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • July 2 — Alarm call, 10:32 a.m.,, 53000 block of Marian Vie Dr. Handled by deputy. • July 2…
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Mountain Disaster Preparedness personnel stand before their recently installed post office information Shadow Box showing, among other things, locations of all the Disaster Assembly Stations throughout Idyllwild and Pine Cove. From left, Bob Edwards, treasurer; Sherry Edwards, vice president; Marty Krieger, DAS director, Edith Brix, DAS H captain and B.J. Brix, communications director and DAS H captain.
On Thursday, June 8, at about 7:40 a.m., Frederick Carlson, 53, of Hemet was riding his 2014 Victory motorcycle northbound on Highway 243 about 250 feet south of Marian View Drive. As he rounded the curve toward town, he lost control of his bike for reasons unknown. He was thrown onto the roadway, sustaining severe…