Newly sworn-in California Sen. Jeff Stone (R-28th District) announced his initial staff line-up Tuesday of the district that includes the Hill. The whole district is roughly the size of New Jersey and represents nearly 1 million California residents. His Sacramento Chief of Staff Christopher Wysocki has served in various senior level positions in the state…
The pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic that started last spring has continued unabated through fall. The California Department of Public Health said in its Nov. 26 report that nearly 10,000 cases have been reported this year. The majority of cases have occurred in infants and the one fatality was of an infant 5 weeks old at…
Volunteers are needed to participate in a survey of homeless people in cities and communities throughout Riverside County on Jan. 28. The federally mandated count takes place every year in late January. In January 2014, Department of Public Social Services received funding through the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs to do a special count of…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies from the Cabazon Station responded to the Palm Springs Tramway at 6 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call of lost hikers. Kathy Standen of Rancho Palos Verdes reported that she and a friend, John Hadley of Rolling Hills, were lost on the mountain about 3 miles from the Palm Springs…
During the final Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting of 2014, Kathleen Henderson, the Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, focused attention on 2015. Participants last week discussed ideas from programs and events for the coming year. For example, Michael Feyder, president of Mountain Disaster Preparedness, suggested some time be spent on the provision…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 9 to Dec. 15. Idyllwild • Dec. 9 — Medical aid, 11:18 p.m., one patient. • Dec. 10 — Medical aid, 7:56 a.m., one patient. • Dec. 10 — Special type of incident, other, 11 a.m. • Dec. 10…
Nearly 75 days since the start of fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation last weekend to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2015. While the politics of immigration has disrupted funding for the Homeland Security Department, other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, now know…
[youtube]http://youtu.be/03_lNLlMTiw[/youtube] A group of young kids at their first basketball practice at Idyllwild School gym Tuesday night. Town Hall Youth Basketball games begin after the new year.
Town Crier Publisher-Editor Becky Clark speaks to the California Press Foundation audience Friday night at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco after receiving the Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award. Clark’s grandson, Carter Johnson, 8, holds the award presented by Hal Fuson. Clark also was elected chair of the foundation earlier in the day.
The Mile High Radio Club must now approve the same agreement for operation of local emergency radio station WNKI (1610 AM) that the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved last week in order to take over operations. MHRC is holding a special meeting this week to review the agreement and President Bill Tell expects its…
