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Mountain Disaster Preparedness conducted a four-hour “boots on the ground” exercise on Saturday. Here at the Town Hall Disaster Assistance Station, acting group commander Ian Schoenleber (standing center, back to camera) discusses the scenario with fellow team members. Photo by Cheryl Basye

The county moved from purple to red Sept. 22 in the state’s tier system.The Riverside County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, Oct. 6 to consider other options to reopen the county.The county announced last week “All remaining personal care services may return indoors, including nail salons, tattoo shops, massage services and esthetician services. As…
Last week, Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services released the results of its 2017 winter homeless survey. In January 2017, the survey identified 2,413 homeless county residents. This is 248 more individuals (about 11.4 percent) than were recorded in January 2016. This was the first countywide increase since 2011. During the period between January…
The Community Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee held a brief meeting Tuesday, June. 11. In the absence of county staff and financial reports, the committee had little to discuss. At the end of April, the CSA 38 cash balance was slightly more than $400,000. The next meeting will be scheduled after the Riverside…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Below are the results of the races in the Riverside County June primary. The top two vote getters for each U.S. and state elected position will be the candidates on the November Election ballot. Regardless of party, the two candidates with the most votes will face off during the fall campaign….
Chief Hewitt was born and raised in Southern California. Within two weeks of his graduation from Duarte High School in Los Angeles County, near the San Gabriel Mountains, Hewitt was on the Oak Grove Hot Shots team. That was the first step in his career goal of becoming a firefighter. From the age of 5 or 6, Hewitt knew that is what he wanted to become.
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington named two Hill locals, Mark Garrett and Ted Janka, to fill the two vacant seats on the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee. Both live within the prescribed CSA 36 boundaries. Washington’s recommendation went before the full Board of Supervisors for appointment on Tuesday, March 21. With their…