Thursday, April 4, Art Tinoco, Riverside County registrar of voters,certified the vote totals from the March 5 Presidential Primary Electionand the board of supervisors accepted the results at its April 9meeting. Turnout In Riverside County, about 30.8% of the 1.3 million registered voterscast a ballot in this election. The statewide turnout for the MarchPrimary Election…

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit arrested Anza resident Mark William Winder, 21, on Feb. 29 for the Feb. 7 murder of Trevor Michael Slusher, 20, also of Anza. Slusher was found on Feb. 7 badly wounded near the intersection of Gassner Road and Roger Lane, in Anza. Although responding CAL FIRE personnel…

The Idyllwild Water District Board of directors has scheduled a special meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24. The first item on the agenda will be an announcement regarding a vacant director’s seat and how the Board will fill it. At the end of the regular Oct. 17 meeting, Director David Hunt announced his intention…

While the final vote counts have not been completed, the winners are known. The state legislative races were the latest to be determined. Before Thanksgiving, the Democratic candidates for both local State Assembly Districts conceded to their Republican opponents. Assembly District 36 First, on Monday, Nov. 18, Joey Acuna, the Democratic candidate for AD 36,…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved a proposed 2013-14 budget for $1.7 million at its June 25 meeting. Projected costs are $1.67 million, which would yield a $20,400 surplus at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2014). This year through May, IFPD has a $10,000 surplus. Next year’s budget projects revenue growth…