Blood Moon rises

Last week, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins received approval from the Riverside County Board Supervisors to close seven hiking areas throughout Riverside County. The closures will remain in effect until further notice in the following areas: Avery Canyon (Gibbel Road east of State Street in Hemet) North Mountain and Indian Canyon (San…

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington has begun his campaign for a full term. Appointed last month to replace Jeff Stone, who was elected to the state Senate last fall, Washington’s current term expires December 2016. The other candidate is Murrieta Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Randon Lane. He was first elected to the…

Hemet Unified School District offices and schools will be closed for two weeks, through Jan. 4, 2013, for the winter break. Normal office and school hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 7.

Dr. Raul Ruiz, ER physician at the Eisenhower Medical Center in the Coachella Valley, and candidate for 36th Congressional District is the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Democrats of Hemet-San Jacinto. The monthly meeting will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at 530-1/2 E. Florida Ave. in Hemet. All interested Democrats…