Cong. Ruiz visits Idyllwild and meets with Fire Safe Council
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Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in Idyllwild Wednesday, Jan. 22. He met with the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council at their office. Later in the afternoon, he was shown several of the FSC’s projects. A full story will appear in the Jan. 30 edition of the Town Crier.
‘No Party Preference’ is growing choice With less than a month before election day, voter registration for this gubernatorial election year is higher than past years with the state’s highest office on the ballot. However, total registration (as of Sept. 7, 2018) of 19.1 million voters is 300,000 fewer than the 19.4 million voters who…
Brendan Steele may have just run out of gas in last week’s John Deere Classic in Illinois. It was the Idyllwild native’s eighth consecutive week of tournament play going back to the Colonial in May, and he missed the cut by 6. He actually drove the ball very well — averaging 315 yards with 72…
The Hemet Unified School District approved a school calendar and Monday, Aug. 20 will be the first day of next school year. At its last meeting, the board asked for new calendar options from staff. Last night, the board chose the Aug. 20 start date, but there was considerable discussion and some support for the…
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz reported that one of the district’s new ambulances was involved in a crash while transferring a patient during the foggy weather this past weekend. This was one of several items he mentioned during his report at Tuesday’s Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission meeting. “Last weekend, there was an accident with…
Editor’s note: This is the last of a two-part annual series that began last week. Chuck Washington appointed supervisor By JP Crumrine News Editor The Hill received a new supervisor this year. Chuck Washington, former Temecula city councilman and mayor pro-tem, now represents Riverside County’s 3rd District. On March 4, 2015, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed…
A solo-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On June 23 at 2 p.m. Pepper Louise Cramar, 57 of Mountain Center, was driving a gray 2011 Volkswagen Jetta east on Highway 74 west of Springcrest Drive at a stated speed of 45-55 mph…
