Election Night vote counting is complete. Approximately 32,000 Vote-by-Mail, 5,000 Provisional and 2,700 damaged ballots that require duplication still must be processed. Work on those ballots begins Wednesday. The next updated results will be posted at 6:00pm on Thursday, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters. Last Updated: June 4, 2014 12:35 AM Registration…
Updated 11:15 p.m. About another 21,000 votes have been counted in the past hour. At this point, 141,466 votes have been counted, from about two-thirds of the County’s precincts. This represents about 15.9 percent of registered voters, but half the estimated ballots, according to the Registrar of Voter’s website. Statewide about 40 percent of all…
The danger of losing all of the Hill’s black oaks has not disappeared,
For the fourth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., or mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA, 92549 or send an email to Idyllwildtowncrier@towncrier.com by June 27. The honor is…
Revival of a town siren was the main topic at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce. Public safety officials quickly sounded an alarm about the potential problem this heirloom might create for those unfamiliar with its intent. Peter Lent, deputy director of the Riverside County Office of Emergency Services, introduced the topic at the request…
Idyllwild Water District directors will review a preliminary fiscal year 2014-15 budget in June. A rate increase will be part of the budget package, partly needed to pay for raised costs, such as electricity, which will increase 10 percent. The next regular meeting has been advanced to Wednesday, June 11, to ensure the full board…
With the addition of two extra Cal Fire engines on the Hill, another mountain battalion chief will be hired, announced Riverside County Division Chief David Fulcher at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. The second battalion chief will start after July 1 and share responsibilities with current Mountain Battalion Chief Sean Dakin. In other…
On Monday night, May 26, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department received a call about lost hikers. Cabazon Station deputies responded to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The wife of hiker Jason Popwski, who resides in the city of Joshua Tree, reported him and his two friends, Larry Duffield, also of Joshua Tree, and Brian McBrayer…
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a second funding opportunity to eligible participants who want to improve forest health on private forest lands in San Bernardino and Riverside counties and mitigate threats of wildfires. Applications are being accepted now and the deadline is June 20. Funding for financial and technical assistance is being made…
