By Riverside CountyContributed In preparation for candidate filing under COVID-19 restrictions, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters is encouraging contact-less filing options for candidates who wish to run for local office in the Nov. 3, 2020 Presidential General Election. Candidate filing concludes on Aug. 7, 2020 at 5 p.m. Candidates can request to receive their…

Idyllwild Water District Contributed The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) will hold a Board of Directors’ Workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15 and the public is invited to attend. Our workshop will give our customers and the residents of Idyllwild an opportunity to be involved in the budget process, provide input, ask questions, share concerns…

Forest Road No. 5S07, known as Bee Canyon Road, an off-highway vehicle road, closed Saturday, Jan. 15, for a volunteer cleanup event. Large amounts of trash and litter, largely leftover from target shooting activities, were addressed. Areas in Bautista Canyon where illegal dumping has occurred also were worked on, but the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)…