Editor: The sign on Highway 243 as one enters Idyllwild says “Welcome to Idyllwild, Home of Adventure, Music Art & Harmony.” I believe the town monument is also titled “Harmony.” I had always thought that the word “harmony” had a double meaning for our town. We have harmony among our friendly citizens and harmony in…
Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND) has made its way around Southern California in recent months. A contagious and fatal viral disease that affects the respiratory, nervous and digestive systems of birds and poultry, doesn’t harm humans if ingested. It is, however, killing chickens and other poultry by the hundreds. As of Oct. 4, 2019, the United…
Cannabis grows prohibited without county land-use permits By Office of Supervisor Chuck Washington The County of Riverside is reminding prospective cannabis growers that they must obtain land-use approvals in unincorporated areas before cultivating the plant for commercial purposes, according to a memo released a couple weeks ago. The document, which was issued in four languages,…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. Idyllwild • Oct. 6 — Unknown trouble, 5:17 a.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 6 — Public disturbance, 6:34 a.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 7 — Trespassing, 10:18…
A multiple vehicle traffic collision occurred last week on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:10 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 74 east of Lake Hemet. Antonio Alcarez, 24 years old of Perris, was driving east on Highway 74 in a…
A small, quarter-acre size fire ignited off the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail near Cougar Road around 4:18 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. The rate of spread was slow to moderate due to light winds and was 100% contained by firefighters within a couple of hours. Not long after the fire ignited, the forward rate of…
Agreement will increase pay for in-home supportive services providers By Riverside County Board of SupervisorsContributed On Oct. 8, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors ratified an employment agreement with United Domestic Workers (UDW), AFCSME Local 3930. The agreement memorializes the current wage of in-home supportive services (IHSS) workers, which was increased to $12 an hour…
By United States Department of Agriculture Contributed On Oct. 11, YOUBITE, LLC, a Camarillo, Calif. establishment, recalled approximately 7,197 pounds of raw and ready-to-eat pork sausage and turkey sausage products that contain either natural sheep or natural pork casings that were not declared on the product label, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food…
By Riverside County Office of EducationContributed The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a celebrity teen coach, and a professional drummer will highlight the motivational lineup of speakers set for the Riverside County Student Unity Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th Street, Riverside. “The Student Unity Conference is…
Riverside is one of two counties selected for $1 million Literacy Partnership Grant By the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of SchoolsContributed In 2017, results for English Language Arts (ELA) on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, 51.44% of all K–12 students did not meet the standard for ELA. In order to…
