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CERT trainees complete course

Julia Romero, 17, is an Idyllwild resident and an honor student at Hemet High School. She also has been a star runner on her school’s girl’s track team. Julia was severely injured in a car crash on Friday, March 31 on Highway 243 just north of Franklin Drive. The collision is reported to have been…
Thomas Mountain Mutual Water Association (TMMWA), in Garner Valley, and the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD) are working with the Small Community Technical Assistance of the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to evaluate the merits of a possible consolidation. The technical assistance review will require at least a year or more, according to…
Two non-injury vehicle crashes took place over the last week on Hill roads. At 1:20 pm. Saturday, Sept. 24, two vehicles were westbound on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 371 when one vehicle attempted to pass the other. Sean Stowe, 36, of La Quinta, was driving his 2017 black Cadillac sedan…
On Sunday, April 14, several local agencies were involved in the rescue of a dirt biker in Pine Cove. The accident happened on the San Jacinto Ridge Truck Trail. Firefighters were unable to reach the injured biker; consequently they requested air support. Cal Fire helicopter 301 was able to hoist the party, with moderate injuries,…
Karen Epperly, 49, of Idyllwild, who was charged with embezzlement from Community Lumber in December 2013, will have a trial in July. Epperly initially pleaded guilty in August and awaited a probation report filed in September. At the Sept. 19 sentencing hearing, the court announced it had read the probation report and she was not…
“Our water demand dropped considerably from summer,” Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler told the directors at the Nov. 21 meeting. “This is relatively consistently normal for this time of year.” While the September and October usage of 6.7 million gallons was 700,000 gallons less than the July and August consumption, it was…