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Early Saturday morning, a rare “blood moon” lunar eclipse occurred and was visible for only 5 minutes — one of the shortest of the century. Photo by Vic Sirkin

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Drought continues, El Niño a possibility
By July 11, 2014October 2, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

California is in the midst of a three-year drought, which is no longer news. The chance of another El Niño weather pattern, however, is. For the 2013-14 rain year, which ended on June 30, only 14.43 inches of rainfall was recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station. This .41 inches more than the 2012-13 rain year,…

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Supervisors hear sheriff talk crime and budget
By April 3, 2012January 30, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Layoffs will be needed to balance the Riverside County budget for fiscal year 2012-13, which starts July 1. Interim County Executive Larry Parish presented preliminary budget information to the board in two days of hearings last week. During the sessions, the board of supervisors heard from public safety department heads, including Sheriff Stan Sniff, District…

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Planning Commission reviews cannabis regulations
By June 19, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Editor’s note: The Riverside County Planning Commission’s hearing on the proposed cannabis ordinance was 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 20. This story discusses the language in the proposed ordinance. Next week, the Town Crier will report on the results of the hearing. The Riverside County Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance regulating…

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Republican party shrinking in California
By June 7, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Third District remains bastion in county The number of registered Republican voters continues to decline in California. Last week, the Secretary of State released the final registration numbers before Tuesday’s primary election. Statewide, 44.4 percent or 8.4 million voters registered as Democrats. But surprisingly, the number two choice is no longer “Republican.” As of May…

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News from Idyllwild area fire agencies
By November 22, 2011 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Forest Service lifts fire restrictions With recent rain across the southland, forest officials on the San Bernardino National Forest reduced fire restrictions effective today and have begun winter burning projects. “While campfires and recreational shooting are being allowed in portions of the forest, we are not completely out of wildfire danger yet, and ask the…

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Electric bills will have changes: Small changes now, more next year
By June 9, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Another portion of the electric rate changes the California Public Utilities Commission adopted in July 2015 will be seen on local Southern California Edison bills this month. SCE’s residential rates moved from four to three tiers on June 1. However, the impacts of this change will be relatively small. Edison expects residential rates to remain…

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