Idyllwild Town Crier marks 65th anniversary
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The Hill is experiencing drift smoke from the 30-acre Opera Fire currently burning out of control in the hills north of the city of Riverside and south of the city of San Bernardino. The fire was reported at 3:34 p.m. Sunday, April 30. Air tankers are working the fire with ground agencies.
At the Idyllwild Water District meeting of Wednesday, July 19, Bob Geary, a member of the public, commented on the $3,518.29 water bill he and his partner received, which bill claimed that 249,308 gallons of water were delivered by IWD to their home during the 30-day period from June 2 to July 2 of this…
In the early morning of Wednesday, April 20, an earthquake, magnitude 2.9, occurred about 2 to 3 miles west of Little Thomas Mountain and the same distance south of Baldy Mountain. The quake was at about 4:40 a.m. During the next 12 minutes, another four minor quakes were recorded. Their magnitudes ranged from 0.3 to…
Wednesday, Aug. 10, Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) submitted its proposal to Idyllwild Water District (IWD) to conduct water and wastewater rate studies for the district at a cost of $30,850. Seven days later, at the Aug. 17 meeting, on the recommendation of General Manager Leo Havener, the IWD board approved accepting BWA’s proposal over the…
Approves filling staff vacancies Fire abatement inspections began this month. This year, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission plans tougher response with property owners who fail to comply with abatement requirements. At the April 23 meeting, Acting Fire Chief Mark LaMont listed the state laws and county ordinances that provide authorization for fire districts to…