On June 13 and 14, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors heard County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-2203, which begins July 1. Several county department heads made requests for more funding beyond the initial level, which Van Wagenen recommended and presented to the board. The total…

Capt. Scot Collins, Hemet Station commander of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, was prepared from experience for policing the mountain communities during the Mountain Fire that began Monday, July 15, in Mountain Center. That experience and the plans the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce formulated helped direct evacuation, kept the community residences and businesses safe from…

After an investigative stop by a Department of Fish and Game warden, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Hemet resident Marc Morris, 44, in an off-road area of Mountain Center closed to vehicular traffic on charges of being a felon in possession of explosives, a live detonator, a handgun and ammunition. The DFG warden stopped Morris…

Ben White discusses soil preparation and quality to the Garden Club at the general meeting open to the public Tuesday, March 3, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church.