Three collisions on local highways over the last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On Sept. 25 at 10:10 p.m., a white 1993 Toyota T100 was traveling northbound on Highway 243 just north of mile marker 10.75. For unknown reason, the driver drifted to the right-hand side of the roadway, went…

On the way to provide assistance fighting the Rocky Fire in Northern California, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s brush truck 621 had “catastrophic engine failure,” said Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. The IFPD commission held an emergency meeting Monday morning, Aug. 3, and unanimously granted Reitz authority to authorize repairs up to $40,000 to the truck….

Riverside County’s redistricting effort is moving forward. On Oct. 6, the Executive Office Technical Committee presented four draft maps to the 2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission, that the five planning commissioners composed. At the very beginning of the session, Deputy County Executive Officer and EOTC Co-Chair Rania Odenbaugh stressed that these maps were starting points for…

On occasion, the Town Crier must challenge authority — sometimes those who run our local public agencies for us. Some of these folk are administrators and some are board members you elected.But please remember: They do not own the public agencies they operate — you do. They work for you. You need to be able…