Detour, lane closed in town as SoCal Edison replaces underground vault
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By about 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, all electrical power had been restored to Hill communities. Just before noon Thursday, Dec. 7, Southern California Edison had shut power off from Anza to Twin Pines. “This is extraordinary action which we don’t take lightly,” said SCE Media Relations Manager Mary Ann Milbourn. “We turned off the…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent At it’s Nov. 7 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors chose not to include a list of supporters and opponents to countywide, school district or local government measures on the actual election ballot. Assembly Bill (AB) 1416, approved in September 2022, requires this information for statewide referenda or initiatives. However,…
The American Legion Post 800 is serving a free Thanksgiving Day dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Turkey with all the trimmings is served community style with a fire in the fireplace. The Soul Kitchen located in Mountain Harvest Market will also provide a free Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 3 p.m.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins reminds all citizens that Riverside County Ordinances 858 and 787 prohibit the use of any type of fireworks in Riverside County; including sparklers. The cities of Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Indio are allowing the sale and use of State Fire Marshal approved “safe…
The black bear featured on last week’s cover continues to roam the Idyllwild area. It showed up at the Tisos’ Mountain Center ranch around Wednesday, May 10, but they didn’t see it for several days.
Three years after its last-minute filing of the United State’s lawsuit against Mountain Center property owner, Dr. Tarek M.A. Al-Shawaf, and his employees seeking some $24 million in costs of fire suppression and damage to federal forest lands, the Department of Justice (DOJ), United States Attorney’s Office has filed to dismiss the case. The Idyllwild…
