Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, California announced Thursday that it is issuing a limited Stay at Home Order.

Riverside County residents are asked to take precautions when celebrating Thanksgiving with smaller, shorter and safer get-togethers.

After a couple of employees tested positive Tuesday for the coronavirus, and taking into consideration a spike in cases countywide, the city of Banning has closed off city hall to the public.

The day after the election as the Record Gazette went to press, newcomer to politics Jessica Black was in first place to potentially join Beaumont’s city council, followed closely by fellow challenger David Fenn.

Banning was forthcoming in its support to approve marijuana distributors within its city, but initially overlooked the opportunity to tax them.

Alejandro “Alex” Geronimo, an appointed Banning Library board trustee, seems to have won his first-ever elected position as Banning’s next city treasurer, having a healthy lead over his opponent Shawn Patterson, who had the endorsement of retiring treasurer John McQuown.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Shawn Mitchell appeared to have won the seat for Beaumont Unified School District’s board seat with 1,820 votes, surpassing opponent Kevin Palkki, who received 1,374 votes.

Banning Planning Commissioner Alberto Sanchez had the lead for the Banning City Council District 1’s seat late Wednesday afternoon.

Of the water board races, a candidate for the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District’s Division 1 seat was the only race where an incumbent stood strong.

Mary Hamlin was exuberant about her preliminary standing at the top, besting two former council members, including incumbent Art Welch, to represent Banning as the Banning city council District 3 representative.

Jessica Black is enthusiastic to be elected to her first-ever seat in public office, which she won without relying on a campaign manager.

Teachers already have had to adjust to teaching classes without students physically present, and parents have had to juggle finding ways to make sure their kids are supervised, while trying to balance their jobs.

During a routine traffic stop Thursday night in Loma Linda, a deputy sheriff arrested a Beaumont man who had a $75,000 bail violation in Riverside, was in possession of a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine and was a felon in possession of a firearm.

Today is the third day of operation for the 130 Riverside County voter assistance centers, where registered voters may cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 Presidential General Election. As of 10 a.m. on Sunday (Nov. 1) all 130 voter assistance centers have opened and are processing voters witho…

A vague, but potentially exciting announcement from Banning’s city manager Doug Schulze at the end of the Oct. 27 Banning city council meeting suggests that a developer with sizeable assets has an interest in the Banning Municipal Airport property.

In a remote area of Mias Canyon on city-owned land that formerly belonged to Marshall Palmer’s grandparents sits the relatively secluded Banning Sportsman Club, which as a nonprofit organization turns 67 this month.

It is no surprise that southern Californians are in need of water. Even during wet seasons, it seems like water is always in short supply.

The candidates running for Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District, District 1 is Jeffrey L. Cottrell and Andy Ramirez.

The candidates running for the office of City Clerk of the city of Banning are: Marie Calderon and Vickie Sellers.

The candidates running for Banning City Treasurer are: Alejandro Geronimo and Shawn Patterson.

The candidates running for Beaumont Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 are Shawn Mitchell and Kevin Palkki.

The Banning Street Drags event hosted last weekend at the Banning Municipal Airport drew thousands to the city, as nearly 200 cars registered for events each day.

The candidates running for Banning City Council, District 3 are: Art Welch, George Moyer and Mary Hamlin.

The candidates running for Banning City Council, District 1 are: Alberto A. Sanchez and Nick Fraser.

Beaumont encourages the community to tune in next week when it hosts its “Be Storm Ready” community meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to discuss the threat of floods following the Apple and El Dorado fires.

Banning’s city council seemed to listen to the city’s employees who pleaded with them at their meeting Tuesday evening to not approve a resolution that would have imposed 80 hours of furlough on managerial employees that could have saved the city roughly $200,000.

During a forum Monday night hosted at the Cherry Valley Grange, the three candidates for Beaumont City Council had a chance to introduce themselves and answer a couple of questions.

The two candidates running for the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency director at-large position are David Castaldo and Mickey Valdivia.

The city of Banning went ahead and approved a six-month lease agreement with the Banning Chamber of Commerce to lease the animal shelter at 2244 Charles Avenue for $1 a month, retroactively to Aug. 26.

During a half-hour forum three of the four San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency District’s Division II candidates shared their views on water management and capacity fees as part of a program sponsored by the Inland Empire Taxpayers Association Monday evening.

The candidates running for Mt. San Jacinto College District’s Board of Trustees are: Brian Sylva, Joseph Williams, and Edison Gomez-Krauss.

Riverside County Animal Services is investigating a suspected act of cruelty after a man stabbed his own dog multiple times on Oct. 11 in Banning.

A gas station, convenience store, and eventually a quick-service restaurant have been approved just south of the Sundance Corporate Center along the corner of Eighth Street and Highland Springs Avenue.

On Saturday, Oct. 10, shortly after 11 p.m., Banning Police officers responded to a male subject down in the 3200 block of W. Ramsey Street, in the city of Banning.