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Fog starts rolling in Thursday afternoon as the rain begins to patter … Plants lean, as if to drink from the puddles the rain creates.





Living in or near a national forest or just forested land can create concerns about the danger of wildfires. State and federal fire leaders have for years used “prescribed” or “controlled” burns to reduce or mitigate the threat of potentially damaging wildfires. However, the efficacy of prescribed burns is not unlimited. First, they are difficult…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Feb. 18, to observe President’s Day: Area post offices BBVA Bank Fern Valley Water District Hemet Unified School District (Closed Feb. 18-22.) Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Riverside County offices U.S. Forest Service These will be open: Fern Creek Medical Center Idyllwild…
The Idyllwild Water District board of directors approved three will-serve letters for Idyllwild Arts …
By JP Crumrine Correspondent Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer has been placed on paid administrative leave from her position. At the Tuesday, Sept. 12 board meeting, the supervisors met in closed session for a “Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Title: Registrar of Voters.” On Wednesday, Spencer’s administrative leave was revealed in a story from the…
On Friday evening, Dec. 5, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, after receiving a call of two lost hikers. The hikers stated they were lost after hiking around the trails at the…
At its Dec. 14 Special Meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board also received a report from former General Manager Tom Lovejoy, who has been consulting for the district in recent years. Lovejoy described his work and recommendations on several projects, including the recycled water facility, replacement of pipelines and rehabilitation of the horizontal wells above…