Salton City, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station assigned to the Highway 86 and Highway 111 checkpoint, stopped three methamphetamine smuggling attempts over the weekend.

Imperial, California - Today, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors authorized the Public Health Department to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Imperial County Asthma Linkages Project.  In an effort to improve the quality of life in the community, the Imperial County Public Health Department, in collaboration with the Imperial County Local Health Authority Commission (LHAC), is seeking proposals that would implement new or enhance current programs designed to improve the health for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with asthma.

Imperial, California - Last week, while County of Imperial representatives attended the California State Association of Counties’ (CSAC) 121st Annual Meeting in Monterey, CA, a small delegation hosted a roundtable discussion with other California counties’ officials to confer about the potential to develop or expand the untapped renewable energy resources of their communities.

Imperial, California - This week, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors joined the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) in commending the recent action of Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) for proclaiming his support of the Federal Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program by joining as a signatory to Representatives Jared Polis’ (CO-2) and Chris Steward’s (UT-2) ‘Dear Colleague’ letter requesting full funding for the Federal PILT program for Fiscal Year 2016.

Imperial, California - Friday, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors launched the “County of Imperial Flag Design Contest” with the release of the contest rules and entry forms, now available on the county website.

Washington, DC - The Navy's annual Installation Excellence Award winners were announced today by Commander, Navy Installations Command.

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