By Riverside CountyContributed Approximately, 1,288,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to voters starting Monday, Aug. 16, for the gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14. While the ballot mailing started Monday, it is expected to take four days for all ballots to make it in the mail. Completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters…
By Zach BehrensU.S. Forest Service Danelle D. Harrison has been tapped to lead the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) as its new forest supervisor. She reported for duty Monday morning, replacing Tom Hall, who temporarily led the forest over the last four months and returns to his position in Washington, D.C., as a legislative affairs…
By Melissa Diaz Hernandez If you want to dine under the full moon with live music and in the company of others, you might want to check out the Full Moon Dinners at Leanna’s Idyll Awhile. Dinners are held the Monday around the full moon. Leanna Lee, owner of Leanna’s Idyll Awhile, told the newspaper…
Six people, Luis Alberto Artieda, David O’Sullivan, Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez, remain missing. The newspaper contacted the sheriff’s department regarding any updates. The newspaper did not receive a response by press time. Artieda “was last known to be in Idyllwild from June 26 to 29,” according to a…
More and more businesses in our community have been reopening.Our restaurants are filling up — especially on weekends — and they are working hard to bring their staffing up to normal levels. So, now is the time to advertise your positions available to your future employees and to list your business hours, menus and specials…
The Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) started back to school this week with in-person instruction, requiring everyone to wear a mask indoors, “regardless of vaccination status. Exceptions will be made for those with a qualifying medical condition, though they must wear a non-restrictive effective alternative, following the interactive process through Risk Management.”The district released the…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • Aug. 2 — Public service assist, 8:31 a.m. Dogwood Rd.• Aug. 2 — Medical aid, 8:49 a.m. Highway 243.• Aug. 3 — Public service assist, 12:39 a.m. Cougar Rd.• Aug. 3 — Service call, 11:55 a.m. Pine Dell Rd.• Aug. 3 —…
On Monday morning, Aug. 2, ARIS Helicopters, of Corona, supplied the helicopter and pilot for a marijuana eradication operation in Apple Canyon. The company used the helipad in the field just north of the Lake Hemet Sheriff’s Substation. The Bureau of Land Management was also present. When the newspaper first asked the Riverside County Sheriff’s…
Last week from Monday to Thursday, Aug. 2 to 5, a Caltrans tree crew performed routine maintenance tree trimming on Highway 243. Caltrans Public Affairs Officer Terri Kasinga said the work “provides road clearance, visibility and reduces the weight of the branches. It also provides preparation work for winter months. This type of tree trimming…
People are protesting lockdowns and vaccine passports/green passes around the world in India, England, France, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Italy, Greece, Israel, Austria and Ireland in some locations shouting, “We stand together,” “No vaccine pass” and “We want freedom.” Governments have said for months the COVID-19 shot was safe and effective. Breakthrough cases are…
