This week, Riverside County supervisors approved a final budget for fiscal year 2014-15 (which began July 1) totaling $637.4 million, $13.9 million more than the preliminary budget approved in June. “Updated fiscal data used to develop final budget recommendations continues to support economists’ optimistic forecasts of long-term economic growth for the county,” wrote Executive Officer…
The American Legion Post 800 is hosting a brats and potato bar benefit for longtime Legion Ladies Auxiliary member and past president BJ Ebner and her husband Wayne. From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, the Legion will present a fun-filled community event featuring an adult spelling bee ($5 entry fee), and M&M guessing…
Editor’s note: Last month, Steven Taylor Rutherford, 49, of Banning pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts of arson. On Friday, Sept. 5, Judge Becky Dugan sentenced him to 45 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Amy Zeta led the prosecution of Rutherford. Riverside County and Cal Fire investigators identified the arsonist and collected the evidence…
Joey and Max Neu with Grace McKimson help wash dishes during the Idyllwild School spaghetti dinner at the American Legion Post 800 Saturday evening.
Our mix of news and features, I felt, needed a dose of local humor — a poke at how serious we take ourselves in the town sometimes. And I didn’t want to hear yet one more time, “Cartoons in the Town Crier are never funny.” I wanted something people would say was funny, an idea…
The Board of Commissioners for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District last week approved a final budget for the fiscal year 2014-15, which began July 1. The budget has a projected net surplus of nearly $175,000. Estimated revenues will grow 10 percent to $1.9 million. The greatest surge is that expected property tax revenue will grow…
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Boards of Supervisors for Riverside and San Bernardino counties were to meet in a joint session to discuss issues that face both counties, from the changing health-care system to a shift that sends more state prison inmates and parolees to counties for local supervision. “So many issues are important to…
Former Fire Chief Dave Driscoll made a presentation about the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy to the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce last week. When the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act of 2009, a provision in the law mandated the development of a national, cohesive, wildland fire management…
Covered California has been contacting about 98,000 families that must resolve eligibility inconsistencies in their 2014 enrollment documents. The consumers will need to submit documents showing they are lawfully present in the United States as U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or individuals with eligible immigration status, in order to continue their health insurance through Covered California….
Water consumption has continued to grow this year in Pine Cove. Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber reported at last week’s board meeting that the August production was 3.7 million gallons, 50,000 gallons more than July, but 460,000, or 14 percent, more than a year ago. “Last August’s consumption was low because of…
