Although the Metropolitan Water District recently declared a “Regional Drought Emergency for all of Southern California,” Hill residents and visitors do not have to worry. While still in Stage 2 or 3 (conserve water usage), all three local water district — Fern Valley, Idyllwild (IWD) and Pine Cove — managers are comfortable with local resources…
Riverside County seeks volunteers to get involved with the annual Homeless Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. The annual count helps agencies respond to homelessness. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up now for the annual survey of homeless adults and youth in cities and unincorporated communities throughout Riverside County. More than 700 volunteers are needed for the 2023…
The Office of the State Fire Marshall (SFM) has prepared a new set of fire hazard severity maps for the state. Beginning next month, public hearings will occur throughout California to explain the maps’ purpose and the areas identified as potentially hazardous. The Public Resource Code has the SFM classify lands within state responsibility areas…
Wildfire is a risk all Hill homeowners and residents must live with and accept. Living in the San Jacinto Mountains means knowing that there is a chance our home, our valuables, our keepsakes and possessions may be lost to a fire. Fire insurance is often available, not to protect us from the wildfire threat, but…
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, a state hearing panel recommended parole for Thongxay Nilakout, the now 46-year-old man convicted of the murder of a German tourist near Idyllwild in 1994. The recommendation must still go to the full Board of Parole Hearings, who have up to 120 days for review. If it approves parole, Gov. Gavin…
From left, Phyllis Mueller, David Cutter, Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, Idyllwild Community Center President Stephanie Yost and Luis Solis at a farewell party for Washington at Town Hall last Thursday. After redistricting, the Idyllwild area is now in V. Manuel Perez’s 4th district. Photo by Peter Szabadi
On Nov. 8, 2022, California voters approved Proposition 31, a referendum on the 2020 law that would prohibit the retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Less than three weeks later, attorneys for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company and other Reynolds tobacco subsidiaries filed an emergency lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court…
Last week, the state took several steps to advance and to promote actions in an attempt to reverse climate change. Electric vehicles How will drivers power all those new electric vehicles that will be on California’s roads and highways in the next dozen years? In August, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved regulations to…
On Friday, Dec.2, Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer certified the vote totals from the Nov. 8 gubernatorial election and the board of supervisors accepted the results at its Dec. 6 meeting. TurnoutIn Riverside County, about 46.1% of the 1.3 million registered voters cast a ballot in this election. The statewide turnout for the…
Just a reminder that if you are a Town Crier Member, you’re not limited to the print-on-paper version, you also have access to the TC’s online versions, which are real, complete newspapers you can read on computer monitor, laptop, tablet or cellphone. But we must know your email address so you can be included in…
