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Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: September 24, 2015
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At last week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the county Registrar of Voters reported the precinct results from the Nov. 6 election. Hill voters were generally of a similar mind as voters throughout the local districts and the county. However, there were a few noticeable differences and the most striking was the local turnout. Hill precincts…
Riverside County Fire Department/CAL FIRE reported at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 the death of a male hiker on the Ernie Maxwell Trail. Responding personnel performed resuscitation efforts but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A Sheriff’s Department press release later in the day stated Hemet Station had received a call for assistance…
Revises rules and regs for operations At the June 15 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District, General Manager Victor Jimenez told the board he planned to announce Water Conservation Stage 2 on Monday, June 18. “I’m making this recommendation, not because wells are showing major drops, but because of the lack of moisture this…
At its Tuesday, July 12 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission reviewed its end-of-year financial condition and discussed the recent Grand Jury report on the agency. Although the district’s expenses exceeded its income by $235,000, several unique one-time circumstances explain a significant portion of the deficit, said Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. He first defended…
Riverside County voters will be able to cast their ballot for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election at one of 17 vote centers in Riverside County that opened Saturday, Feb. 24. Another 131 vote centers will open Saturday, March 2. At any of these voter centers, residents may vote in-person or return their completed vote-by-mail ballot….
The preliminary hearings for Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Smith, 27, have been rescheduled for Oct. 24. At that hearing, the presiding judge will hear a motion from Smith’s attorney to dismiss the charges against him and, if unsuccessful, a motion to reveal the name of a confidential informant working with the Riverside County District…