Idyllwild Town Crier marks 65th anniversary
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Local Tracy Philippi, ex Army ranger, stopped a burglary in progress and held the suspect at gunpoint until a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy arrived to make the arrest. Lt. Geoff Raya at Hemet Station confirmed an arrest had been made and, in essence, confirmed Philippi’s account of the Monday night, Oct. 10, attempted burglary….
Mutual aid revenues increasing Through the end of its first quarter of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District has a negative balance. However, that is usual for IFPD and many special districts that do not begin receiving property-tax revenue until December. The district’s finance committee reviewed the first-quarter data…
Caltrans will begin construction on April 15 of a $2.5 million project to replace a 1930s-era bridge over Hurkey Creek on Highway 74 in Garner Valley. During construction of the bridge, slated to take 195 working days, according to Caltrans District 8 Public Information Officer Joy Sepulveda, one lane of traffic will be open at…
A recently released Grand Jury report challenges the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s use of discretionary or Community Improvement Designation Funds. The funds are divided equally among the five supervisors “to award to community organizations, nonprofits, county departments and government agencies,” according to the board policy (A-70) which sets guidelines for the use of these…
In five weeks, Idyllwild will be pulsating.
Water rates will increase with conservation The Idyllwild Water District directors adopted a new water-shortage policy and rate structure at their Nov. 21 meeting. The new policy defined five water-emergency stages (see accompanying table), customer responsibilities to conserve water during the various stages, and the authority to raise water rates during the three most stringent…