Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Robert Duckett, Hemet Station, reported early Tuesday that a gray 2015 Ford F-150 truck belonging to local residient Shane Stewart has been located, along with several other stolen vehicles, in Anza. Investigators were on the scene as this was being written. The theft was reported on Tuesday, Dec. 8, but…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission reconvened its March 26 meeting last week. In March, the commission had scheduled a closed session to discuss its plan for filling the vacant fire chief position.  Former Chief Patrick Reitz had resigned. The Commission appointed Assistant Chief Mark LaMont as the acting chief until a replacement was chosen….

The Hemet Unified School District is in the process of recruiting a new superintendent to replace Dr. Barry Kayrell, who announced his retirement in January. A meeting to discuss the process will be held in Idyllwild next week. Several weeks ago, the board hired McPherson and Jacobson LLC from Omaha, Nebraska, to find qualified candidates…