“Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb.1. One week later, on Feb. 8, the CDC reported the news was similar, “. . . this season is now classified as a high severity season overall and for all age groups…

The head of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency, Bruce Barton, spoke at last week’s County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) meeting. He explained and answered questions about how the county’s new ambulance contract with American Medical Response will affect Pine Cove residents. He was emphatic that beginning July 1, AMR will be the primary…

At its April 2 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a grant of $1,500 to the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks from 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone’s community improvement funds. Nature Center Park Interpreter Shelley Kibby said the grant would be used for both streambed restoration along Lily Creek in…