County union plans strike The Labor Day weekend passed with the usually community events and political speeches throughout the nation and in California. However, labor issues are coming to the forefront locally. Both Riverside County and Hemet Unified School District will be addressing them this fall. Tuesday evening, Sept. 5, HUSD held a public hearing…
Pine Cove voters continue to express their satisfaction with incumbents on the water district’s board. All three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Lou Padula and Joel Palmer — were easily re-elected to another four-year term. Challenger Jeffery Kleefisch finished with 60 votes (or 12.1 percent of the ballots cast), well behind the three incumbents who…
The Town Crier has new distribution locations on the Hill. As we’ve advised previously, beginning with this week’s Sept. 7 issue, the Town Crier will no longer be “free on the Hill.” The price is $1 per copy at eight locations: Idyllwild Chevron, Idyllwild Shell, Fairway Market, Lake Hemet Market, Mountain Center Market, Pine Cove…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 27 to Sept. 2. Idyllwild • Aug. 27 — 911 call from business, 1:54 a.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 27 — Alarm call, 3:27 p.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy….
By Jack and Becky Clark Co-publishers When we decided we needed to appeal to Town Crier readers, we had no idea what their response would be. We simply knew that relying on local business advertising would no longer work for our Hill, so Town Crier readers — the folk who seem to appreciate it most…
Beginning this fall, the Hemet Unified School District will add a new feature for the benefit of students’ families and parents. The Parent Resource Center will open and offer various types of help, such as classes for parents, nutrition education and student support. An open house for the PRC is from 9 a.m. to 7…
Activities planned throughout county and Idyllwild For those of you caught in the news of the Palmer Fire near Beaumont or the La Tuna Fire in the Verdugo Hills of Los Angeles or those who prefer rain, Hurricane Harvey or the impending Irma, Gov. Jerry Brown joined with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in…
On a busy Labor Day weekend, there were three crashes on Hill roads. Officer Edward Nunez, California Highway Patrol Pass Station, read reports of the officers who responded to the incidents. At 3:38 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, Angel Jimenez, 30, of Indio, was driving his white 2003 Ford Expedition eastbound on Highway 74, ½ mile…
Rouse Fire contained next day The Rouse Fire, which started about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, near the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Ranger Station, was contained the next evening. The fire’s size was estimated to be about 14 acres, according to Lee Beyer, the USFS incident contact. The fire started on the north side of…
At 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Humber Park. Firefighters hiked in to the location and found one male victim, Jonathan Zuniga, 24, of Oceanside, who perished at the scene. The Sheriff’s Department press release states that the results of their investigation indicate the deceased hiker…
