Starting Tuesday, Oct. 11, about 600,000 vote-by-mail ballots were mailed to voters for the November general election. Ballots should have arrived in mailboxes by the end of the week. For the vote to be counted, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters office or any polling place within Riverside County no later…
Poll workers are needed at voting locations throughout Riverside County for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election. Poll workers may earn up to $125 as precinct inspectors or $90 as precinct officers. No experience is required and the Registrar of Voters office will provide the necessary training. Poll workers must attend a training class to…
A single-vehicle traffic fatality occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Mountain Center. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, Kathi Vogley, 65 of Idyllwild, was driving westbound just before 2 p.m. on Highway 74, 1 mile west of McCall Park Road, when, for unknown reasons, she allowed her vehicle to drift to the right….
At the end of the Pine Cove Water District board meeting last week, General Manager Jerry Holldber reported on the status of a possibility that the Idyllwild Water District would transfer water from its proposed recycling facility to its Foster Lake reservoir. “Several dozen customers have questioned me about what is going on,” Holldber said,…
Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning for the Hill. High winds are expected from 2 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 through 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20. Light winds tonight and tomorrow will increase to 35 miles per hour after midnight Wednesday. Gusts could approach 40 to 50 mph and…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded nearly $600,000 grant to help fund the expansion of the existing Body-Worn Camera program. The U.S. Department of Justice grant is for the current fiscal year and next. The funding will cover the remaining nine patrol stations with staff, which do not have this equipment. This grant,…
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 12, a woman was killed in a single-vehicle, over-the-side crash at about milepost 57.9 on Highway 74, a 1/4 mile west of McGaugh Road. Her 2006 Mazda convertible was traveling westbound when it was reported going off the roadway at 2:01 p.m. Traffic on the highway was one-lane and escorted for at…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 2 to Oct. 8. Idyllwild • Oct. 2 — Follow-up, address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 2 — Public disturbance, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 2 — Danger to self/other, Encino Rd. Handled…
Editor’s note: Christi Barrett became Hemet Unified School District superintendent on July 1. She follows Dr. Barry Kayrell, who announced his retirement in January. She met with the Town Crier Tuesday, Oct. 4, prior to the HUSD board meeting, which was held at Idyllwild School. Barrett began her career in the classroom working with special…
Two local women were honored at the Hemet Unified School District board meeting last week. Wendy Read, a long-time, (she admitted to 18 years) volunteer, received the Governing Board Recognition and Award from Trustee Vic Scavarda. “A volunteer extraordinaire and three times PTA president,” said board President Jim Smith in announcing the award to Read,…
