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Saturday morning, during the U.S. Forest Service’s fourth and final bald eagle count of the 2013-14 season, just one adult eagle was seen at Lake Hemet …
Living on the Hill and working from home is close to paradise. Living on the Hill and commuting to work on the I-10 or state highways 74 and 79 is not fun and often stressful. Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D) has submitted a bill that could help alleviate some of the county’s commuting conundrums. Garner Valley,…
A new fire engine, the promised Type 6 model, has been purchased and is on its way to Riverside County Fire Station 23 in Pine Cove. At the April 12 meeting of the advisory committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove), Chair Jerry Holldber confirmed the engine’s purchase. As of the meeting, the county…
The future of a joint power authority for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District to provide fire and emergency medical services to the City of San Jacinto appears to be changing. In the litigation filed this summer to establish validation of the JPA, San Jacinto City was a plaintiff. At the city council meeting Tuesday night,…
The proposed 2015-16 budget, along with the Local Control Accountability Plan, were presented at the Hemet Unified School District board meeting Tuesday, June 2. The proposed budget for next fiscal year (beginning July 1) is about $22 million more than the current-year budget. Total projected expenditures will be about $226.7 million compared to $204.8 million…
This year’s process to select the recipients of the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund (ISF) was a little different than years past, where graduates were interviewed by an entire committee. “It was a bit intense for the kids, but they always presented themselves well,” said Shannon Ng of the ISF. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…