Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande announced his campaign last week for California’s 36th Congressional District which includes the Hill. Democrat Dr. Raul Ruiz is the Hill’s current congressman, having defeated incumbent Mary Bono Mack in the 2012 election. “My focus is small businesses, which produce 90 percent of the new jobs,” Nestande said. Four out of…

On Wednesday, March 12, members of the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped to bring an elderly woman out of the wilderness. Her husband had called 9-1-1 and indicated that she may have suffered a heart attack. A full team of RMRU members was activated. Lee Arnson and Helene Lohr met the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s…

Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) directors approved a progress payment of $217,000 for El-Co Contractors, the firm installing 3,000 feet of water pipeline. General Manager Steve Erler provided the board with a summary of the work and payment from Aug. 1 through Sept. 9. “The contractor is performing the work on a time and material…

The Idyllwild Fire Department was the beneficiary of two separate grants from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. One gift gave the department eight sets of turnout gear and the other, 14 self-contained breathing apparatuses. The estimated value of the philanthropy was $49,300.