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…

Editor’s Note: The Town Crier began this service of reporting propane prices to our readers after many questions regarding how propane companies set their pricing structures and what factors are involved in doing so. We appreciate the cooperation of companies who answer our queries and provide information to our readers. Scott Brockelmeyer, Ferrellgas vice president…

Trees were down throughout the town and Hill. Power out late Wednesday night in a part of Idyllwild, then all of Hill (about 2,400 customers) was without power Thursday morning, Dec. 7. Part of that outage lasted from about 6:10 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. UPDATE: SCE hopes to restore the remaining 31 by 5 p.m….

The fastest growing sport in the United States Despite the peculiar name, pickleball is nothing to sneeze at or derisively dismiss. It is the fastest-growing sport in America. Since its founding in 1965 by Washington State Congressman Joel Pritchard, the paddle- and net-based sport has exploded in popularity. It is played in all 50 states…