Editor’s note: This is from a U.S. Forest Service press release. The U.S. Forest Service is preparing to reissue powerline permits to Southern California Edison for infrastructure serving local communities adjacent to and within the San Bernardino National Forest. The existing Special Use Authorizations have exceeded their expiration dates and updated authorizations are needed for…
The late winter and early spring precipitation continued last week through Saturday night. Almost 2 inches of rain was recorded at the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station from Wednesday night through Sunday morning. The week ahead forecast has rain coming possibly Tuesday and lingering through Friday. The highest probability of more precipitation is after…
Caltrans’ blade-equipped vehicles recently could be heard many times throughout the night scraping Highway 243 even though there was no snow accumulation. The Town Crier contacted Terry Kasinga, public information officer of Caltrans, to learn the reason for this. She advised that Caltrans vehicles were patrolling for rocks. “Highway 243 is one of the worst…
Head-on crash involving injuries At 9:03 p.m. Friday, March 16, Lili Crow, 32, of Hemet, driving a green 1997 Toyota Tercel, made an unsafe turn and hit a tree on Highway 243, three-tenths of a mile north of Highway 74, according to the California Highway Patrol report. Crow was arrested for driving under the influence…
By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel I received a call last week from a concerned TC reader who said it was unnecessary for us to publish the list of Town Crier Charter Members each week. He wanted to know why we do it, and he felt the space would be more useful if it…
Fuelbreak work continues on Hill The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce met last week, but inclement weather kept the attendance at the low end of a usual meeting. The main issue of discussion is the effort to extend the signal from the local emergency broadcast station, WNKI 1610 AM, from Poppet Flat in the north to…
No change to summer hours The Fern Valley Water District board is considering hiring a third field employee, but rejected the general manager’s recommendation to resume the four-day, 10-hour work-day schedule for this summer. General Manager Victor Jimenez recommended the board approve adding a third field operator to the staff. The annual cost — salary…
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley residents were about to vote on a $250,000 bond issue to purchase the Fern Valley Mutual Water System. 65 years ago – 1953 A team of forestry insect experts from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology toured the district and reported that the local national forest area was in…
By Greg Dill Medicare Regional Administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Territories In April 2018, Medicare will mail new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare, to help protect from identity fraud. Fraudsters are always looking for ways to get a Social Security number, so Medicare is removing those numbers from its…
Despite a proposition (64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) passed in November 2016 and legislation (The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act) passed in June 2017, the governor and Legislature continue to find a need to ensure these laws are appropriately and safely implemented. The latest fix, Assembly Bill 106, was passed…
