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PHOTOS: Town commemorates 9/11
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The U.S. flag flying over Hwy 243 during the 9-11 Ceremony and then all day in memory of the tragedy





May temperatures have been slightly below average and precipitation remains strong. Through this past weekend, rainfall is approaching two-thirds of the long-term average rainfall for the month. The possibility of rain is in the forecast for Thursday and Friday as well as cooler temperatures. Through Saturday, May 11, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station…
The popular Idyllwild Summer Concert Series looks as if it will take place this summer, beginning on Thursday, July 6, and running for the customary eight weeks. Ken Dahleen’s longstanding summer entertainment staple looked doubtful for this summer, inasmuch as its many-season home, the Idyllwild Community Center site, would be closed for construction throughout the…
At its March 22 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the county fire department to purchase a dip-tank and a tilt-trailer to move it. Battalion Chief Robert Fish wrote in the justification to the board, “This will significantly improve response times for helicopter firefighting operations by reducing turn-around time for…
Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the water district’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast), well behind the three incumbents who…
Cal Fire responded to reports of a building filled with smoke at the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center on Thursday, April 21. When firefighters arrived just before 8 a.m., they found a single-story structure with light smoke showing, confined to one room. Responders contained the fire within half an hour. Zen Center resident Melissa Severa said…
Four people are still officially listed as missing through the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). “At this time, there is no update available on our missing persons,” Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro responded Friday morning after the newspaper asked if there were any updates. “We are still asking for the public’s assistance in locating them.” On…