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Monday’s snow left about an inch or two of snow on the Hill. Roads were clear and easily passable early Tuesday morning. Photo by Cid Castillo

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Sunny, the resident Nature Center cat, who held that post longer than most, has been removed by Riverside County, but numerous Sunny supporters seek her return. A quartet of Hill locals publicly rallied behind Sunny, the Nature Center cat, on Thursday. The four spoke passionately during the public comment portion of the meeting of the…
Once again a state legislator is attempting to repeal the controversial state fire prevention fee. Last week, Sen. Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), introduced Senate Bill 198 to eliminate the fee, which was enacted in 2011. “While the legality of the fire tax is more than questionable, it is also fundamentally unfair,” said Morrell in a…
News coverage regarding the technical problems with the website, Healthcare.gov, the federal healthcare exchange site, has been front and center in the media. States like California that opted to create their own exchanges seem to be faring much better. The only significant problem coveredcalifornia.com experienced was with the “Find your Doctor” tool that was repaired…
Brendan Steele may have just run out of gas in last week’s John Deere Classic in Illinois. It was the Idyllwild native’s eighth consecutive week of tournament play going back to the Colonial in May, and he missed the cut by 6. He actually drove the ball very well — averaging 315 yards with 72…
Supervisor Chuck Washington will be at the Idyllwild Library on Thursday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to meet with residents and discuss issues affecting the mountain communities. For information, contact the supervisor’s office at (951) 955-1030.
“The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and your deputies have not, are not and will not engage in any type of immigration enforcement,” said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on a YouTube video posted on Feb. 6 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=7najc2EBaLo). Bianco spoke out personally after the Board of Supervisors debated and passed a resolution two days earlier. The…