One traffic incident, a non-injury solo motorcycle crash, occurred on Hill roads over the last week. At 5:38 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, Ronald Lindblad, 78, of Chico, was riding his purple 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74, 700 feet west of Strawberry Creek. In rounding a wide curve, Lindblad allowed his motorcycle to…

The California Highway Patrol reported one collision on Hill highways over the last week. At 10:55 a.m. Saturday, May 21, Kenneth Roger Wilson Jr., 40, of Murrieta, was driving his 2007 grey Honda Odyssey eastbound on Highway 74 just west of Morris Ranch Road when he made an unsafe turning movement. Wilson’s Odyssey then struck…

There are 12 propositions on California’s ballot, Props. 14-25. If you are a registered voter in California, you probably recently received the “Official Voter Information Guide” (guide) in the mail from the California Secretary of State. It is 111 pages long. The Town Crier thought it might be useful for voters to see the various…

Susan Zahn is the current acting district ranger for the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF). She began her tour about eight weeks ago and expects it to end by late June. Zahn is the latest in a series of “acting district rangers” since Julie Hall left for the Inyo…