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Sunday afternoon, Bob Parish shares his stories about Pat and their 50 years of marriage; her love for the community and his love for her. The memorial was held at the Presbyterian Church. Photo by Barbara Reese


Financial issues dominated the last meeting of fiscal year 2017-18 for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission last week. The commission unanimously (3-0) approved a 5-percent increase in the ambulance-service rates. Commissioners Larry Donahoo and Jerry Buchanan were absent. The new Advanced Life Support cost will be $1,628, an increase of about $80. In the…
Another week of scorching record setting temperatures was felt on the Hill. For six consecutive days – a whole week — from March 23 through March 29, Monday through Sunday, record highs were set. This followed the record setting period March 17 through March 21. During this two-week period, the absolute record high of 88…...
The local California Department of Parks and Recreation was busy Saturday, July 26. A ranger and aides from Mt. San Jacinto State Park performed two rescues — a 25-year-old female from Huntington Beach and two juvenile females from Pico Rivera. The first effort started around 3:30 p.m. when the park office was notified that a…
The winter of 2019 has been wet and cold, perhaps more typical of historic winter weather than recent winters. For example, the 2017-18 rain year was one of the driest on record in Southern California. In contrast, since the middle of January, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Station has recorded nearly 20 inches of rain….
After an investigative stop by a Department of Fish and Game warden, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Hemet resident Marc Morris, 44, in an off-road area of Mountain Center closed to vehicular traffic on charges of being a felon in possession of explosives, a live detonator, a handgun and ammunition. The DFG warden stopped Morris…
Following a rash of break-ins and theft, a team of Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies visited businesses Wednesday, Sept. 17, telling owners not to leave any cash inside the buildings when they close at night. Here, Deputy Carrasco talks with La Casita owner Roberto Garcia. Photo by Becky Clark