


Mountain Disaster Preparedness’ annual Shake Out
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The information tables were set up and ready to go at the MDP Shake Out! drill on Saturday morning. Pictured at an info table are Edith Brix, Jim Mettler, and Lynn Voorhies. Photo by Barbara Reese



One injury crash, requiring medical transport, took place in Idyllwild over the last week along with a fender bender on Highway 74 above Palm Desert. At 10:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Miguel Pablo Lopez, 23, of Idyllwild, was driving his silver 2008 Ford Focus southbound on Highway 243, 268 feet south of Riverside County Playground…
Last week, the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s Office warned property owners about possible false notices requesting payments, especially for property records, property profiles, or copies of recorded deeds. In the past few weeks, the Office has been alerted to fictitious mailings to county property owners. Several fortunately have called the ACR Office for confirmation and been…...
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Early Sunday morning, July 8, U.S. Forest Service volunteers on their way to man Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tower discovered a fire off Devil Slide’s Trail in Humber Park, according to Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza, for the Forest Service’s San Jacinto Ranger District. The volunteers reported it. First on the scene was Riverside County Fire Department…
The Sept. 9 meeting of the Pine Cove Water District was canceled because of lack of a quorum to conduct business. Board President Robert Hewitt and directors Lou Padula and Joel Palmer were absent. An item on the agenda was a resolution opposing any statewide charge or tax on local water district bills. The Association…
The Finance Committee of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District is planning to recommend details for a new tax measure to the district’s commissioners in November. While specifics on the amount to be requested were not available, the committee is preparing to justify and promote the idea. Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton said, “We have…