Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Drumming for rain
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
This winter’s record-breaking torrential rainstorm on Valentine’s Day destroyed segments of highways 243 and 74, forcing many hill residents to rethink when, where, and how they will continue to receive medical services while the roads are being repaired. It is unknown just how many residents are affected, but the road closures had an immediate impact…
Today’s scheduled meeting for Community Service Area 38 has been canceled. No new date has been set.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 24 to Dec. 30. Idyllwild • Dec. 24 — Alarm call, 1:54 a.m., 52000 block of Double View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 24 — Alarm call, 1:59 p.m., Tahquitz View Dr. Handled by deputy. •…
At the Dec. 5 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, an item on the agenda asks for the county’s chief executive to examine the ramifications of separating the coroner’s office from the sheriff’s department. The recommendation came from Chair Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Supervisor V. Manuel Perez (4th District), who joined with Jeffries on…
The Riverside County Department of Public Health has announced the detection of two cases of active tuberculosis in nearby high schools. In late October, one case was diagnosed in Vista Murrieta High School. A second case was diagnosed in an Indio High School student in November. While unusual, the two cases are unrelated, said Barbara…
Before recessing for the holidays, the U.S. Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30, 2016). This includes $5.6 billion for the U.S. Forest Service, almost $600 million more than enacted for 2014-15, but $116 million less than President Barack Obama requested in…