Dr. Dick Goldberg, medical director of Mountain Disaster Preparedness, has long sought to establish a support and training relationship with the American Red Cross — a relationship that acknowledges the Hill would likely be cut off for an extended period if a major earthquake strikes. Key to those plans would be training of locals to…

At a special meeting, Monday, June 18, the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors adopted a resolution setting the standby assessments for fiscal year 2018-19. The assessment is $30 per acre for each acre or portion in a single parcel. Only parcels without a water meter are assessed the fee, which is the same…

In April 2017, after five years of little rain, the winter storms were more than sufficient for former Gov. Jerry Brown to rescind the state of emergency, which he declared in January 2014, because of the statewide drought. However, drought conditions persisted throughout the state, even though the worst seemed over. Then, the winter of…

Highway 74 to open without pilot car at 5 p.m. on Oct. 3 Highway 74 will be open without pilot car starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 with flagging operations starting Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 a.m., according to Public and Media Affairs Chief Terri Kasinga of Caltrans in a phone call to…

By Becky & Jack ClarkTown Crier co-publishers As we noted last week, dollars from the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan Act already are appearing in the accounts of Hill folk, many of whom realize they do not really need their allotments for their own relief during these COVID times. So, if you fit that description, how…