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Photos: St. Patrick’s Day in Idyllwild
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For the first time since 2015, when Riverside County awarded the emergency ambulance service contract to American Medical Response (AMR), the county’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency has denied AMR’s request to extend the contract’s expiration date. Each year, AMR submits an annual report that EMS uses to review compliance with the contract and whether…
Several areas within Riverside County have been closed to public access because of high potential fire danger. At its May 25 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved County Fire Chief Bill Weiser’s recommendation to close six areas — North Mountain and Indian Canyon, Whitewater Canyon, Ramona Bowl (closed daily noon to sunrise), Bautista…
Here is a summary of recent Hill water district activity:At their Sept. 17 meeting, Fern Valley Water District directors unanimously approved a non-budgeted cost of $60,000 to upgrade 10 fire hydrants from 3-inch post to 6-inch commercial. This will cover a quarter of the remaining 40 hydrants to upgrade and required a revision to the…
The polls have been closed for a week. The preliminary and most final results are known for many races. But many ballots remain to be counted. As of 6 p.m., Saturday, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters reported that 732,722 ballots had been counted, which represents 53.4% of registered voters in the County. However, another…
Two previous explanations offered by Cal Fire public information officers as to why the Cal Fire investigation reports of last year’s Mountain Fire (“potential future litigation under Government Code section 6254, subdivision (b)” and “one more step left in the investigation”) did not answer the Town Crier’s questions regarding the extent of the agency’s redactions…
Fire log the Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Nov. 16 to 22. Idyllwild • Nov. 16 — Good intent call, Jameson Dr. • Nov. 16 — Two walk-in medical aids. • Nov. 17 — Walk-in medical aid. • Nov. 18 — Medical aid, N. Circle Dr. • Nov. 19…