This weekend’s rainfall was a welcomed event as between 1.3 inches and 2 inches fell on an arid Hill. Historically, February is the second wettest month of the year. The long-term average rainfall is about 4.5 inches in February. However, the rain this Sunday was the only precipitation to fall on the Hill this year….
The National Weather Service has issued a storm watch for the Riverside County mountains from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. The full text of the storm watch is as follows: Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 333 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015 …A COLD WINTRY STORM…
For the second consecutive weekend, a motorcycle fatality occurred on Highway 74. This collision was late Saturday morning, Feb. 21, just west of McCall Park Road. The victim was Ashley Shinn, 29, of Moreno Valley. She was riding a red and black 2007 Honda CR6 westbound on Highway 74 at about 11:15 a.m. Approaching in…
The Hemet Unified School District issued the following notice of public hearing today. District Superintendent Dr. Barry kayrell signed it on Tuesday, Feb. 24. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Governing Board (“Board”) of the Hemet Unified School District (“District”) will hold…
A Jeep stolen in Idyllwild was recovered in Aguanga earlier this month with the help of social media and some watchful neighbors. Brian Brown reported his 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen from his Lower Pine Crest apartment on Sunday, Feb. 8, around 2 p.m., to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Brown thinks the Jeep was…
In November 2014, California voters overwhelming approved Proposition 1, a bond measure to provide financing to increase water supply, provide clean, safe and reliable water, and restore habitat. The total amount authorized was $7.5 billion to be allocated among seven categories: water storage, watershed protection and restoration, groundwater sustainability, regional water management, water recycling and…
Once again a state legislator is attempting to repeal the controversial state fire prevention fee. Last week, Sen. Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga), introduced Senate Bill 198 to eliminate the fee, which was enacted in 2011. “While the legality of the fire tax is more than questionable, it is also fundamentally unfair,” said Morrell in a…
The $25 drop-off fee for certain e-waste recycling at the Idyllwild Transfer Station remains in place, according to Mike Williams of Waste Management Inc., who operates the station, and John Watkins, deputy director, Environmental Protection and Oversight, Riverside County Department of Environmental Health. Reasons cited include legislation that does not prohibit collection of the fees…
Nancy Layton, chair of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee, in consultation with fire Chief Patrick Reitz canceled the committee’s Feb. 17 meeting. The next scheduled committee meeting is Tuesday, March 17. “… we do not have pressing business or substantial regular business of the Finance Committee to attend to next week,” Layton said…
The Pine Cove Water District directors will hold a public hearing on April 1 to garner comments from residents and customers about proposed rate increases before making a decision. In January, General Manager Jerry Holldber discussed the need for more revenues and made some tentative recommendations that were submitted to the board at the Feb….
