Besides the 11 state propositions on the November ballot, the Hemet Unified School District is requesting that local voters approve Measure X, a $150 million bond measure. The financing will fund projects to repair and upgrade school facilities, and to enhance security technology and equipment within the HUSD. To pass, the measure must secure at…

The County Executive Officer (CEO) Jeff Van Wagenen decided that former Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser would no longer be employed by the county last Tuesday morning.“I want to thank Dr. Kaiser for his tireless work throughout this pandemic in service to our residents, communities, county agencies, cities, school districts and many other groups,”…

Sentenced to jail On June 10, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jerome Brock sentenced Michael McRae Kellner to two years in county jail for his guilty plea of burglary. The judge then suspended one year of the sentence. Kellner was arrested on May 29. He was charged with multiple burglaries, narcotic possession, receiving stolen property…

On Sunday, July 26, three Banning hikers were rescued on the mountain. About 2:40 p.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station received a call reporting three hikers in distress on the Pacific Crest Trail. The hikers — Benji Schicke, 45, Mick Spencer, 27, and Kile Stewart, 23 — were in the Snow…