Pine Cove residents have reported that water was leaking near a Pine Cove Water District main, just past CAL FIRE Station 23, where Caltrans is working on the Highway 243 Mill and Overlay project. PCWD General Manager tells us “While repaving, a leak was discovered and brought to our attention. We are aware of it…
Many local residents had a hard time getting home from Palm Desert on Tuesday afternoon, when an estimated 20 minute delay for construction turned into a hard closure until after midnight, as Highway 74 between Pinyon Crest and Highway 371 became a crime scene. One reader tells us that they saw a tow truck attempt…
On the evening of Thursday, June 4, with about 60% of the ballots counted, the California Secretary of State’s election result portal (electionresults.sos.ca.gov) was reporting the following results from the June 2 primary election voting: The likely contests that voters will see in November are: Governor: Steve Hilton vs Xavier Becerra US Congress: Jim Desmond vs Marni von Wilpert State Assembly: Greg Wallis vs…
The Idyllwild community is coming together to support local resident Cammi Sue Mason-Chapman after a serious head-on collision on Highway 74 left her with multiple injuries and a long road to recovery. According to reports, Cammi was involved in a crash near Valle Vista on the night of May 1 when another driver crossed into…
The Idyllwild Master Chorale, under the direction of Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, will finish their fiftieth season with their Maytime Spring Jubilee at Stephens Recital Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus. The wide glass doors will be open to allow seating indoors or outdoors. The music will include settings of poems by Robert Frost by…...
On May 8, just before Mother’s Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a first-in-the-nation program to provide free diapers to all new babies born in California. The State will be in partnership with Baby2Baby to help new mothers in the beginning of their child’s infancy. Beginning this summer, every newborn delivered in a participating California hospital…...
Our Correspondent and news editor JP Crumrine requested interviews with the candidates who will appear on the June 2 primary ballot. Many agreed. The following candidates responded: United States Congress district 48: Jim Desmond, Brandon Riker, Marni von Wilpert. Riverside County Supervisor District 4: V Manuel Perez and Steve Sanchez. State Assembly District 47: Jason…
A Hermosa Beach Couple visited our office this week to tell us about a 2001 hike with their two golden retrievers that ended with what was reported at the time as the first hoisting rescue by one of Riverside Sheriff Office’s then-new high elevation helicopters. Alan and Mary Ann Benson had hiked the South Ridge…
The entire Idyllwild and Pine Cove area, as well as parts of Mountain Center, were without electricity starting just after noon on Wednesday, May 13, with over 800 customers in Idyllwild waiting until after midnight for service to resume. David Eisenhauer, media information officer with Southern California Edison, provided these details about the outages. There…
There is a social structure in Idyllwild that operates just beneath the surface. It is not widely recognized, but it is quietly enforced. At the top, of course, is Mayor Max. He is greeted by throngs of adoring fans. Photographed often. Conversations pause for him. Couples gush. Children approach with the kind of reverence usually…...
