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Breanna Lewis is a both a successful artist and an athlete. The 13-year-old Idyllwild School student has already been to Irish Dancing World Championships in Belfast and the NFL’s Punt, Pass and Kick team championship earlier this month in San Diego.
In a press release, Idyllwild Water District General Manager Jack Hoagland reported Monday that IWD had experienced a spill of treated effluent from one of the district’s disposal ponds. The spill, he said, occurred as a result of a small slump failure of the extremely saturated soil in the earthen berm supporting the pond, extensive…
Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on the probability of earthquakes throughout California. Using a new methodology, the agency prediction for quakes of moderate size (magnitude 6.5 to 7.5) decreased, but the likelihood of a quake greater than that size has increased. In terms of an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 (the…
The key recommendations The Abaris Group (the contractor evaluating Riverside County’s emergency medical system) will submit in the early spring to the Board of Supervisors, were discussed in public meetings last week. A summary of the 11 recommendations can be found below. “These are our observations and recommendations we’ve made after looking at the [Riverside…
According to The Washington Post and NBC News, unidentified sources are telling them that the Pfizer-BioNTech partnership is expected to submit a request this week to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a vaccine for children 6 months to age 5. If so, the FDA could possibly issue an…
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, June 13 to 19. • June 13 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 12:30 a.m. Seneca Dr. • June 13 — EMS call, provide basic life support, 5:13 a.m. Strawberry Valley Dr. • June 13 — Medical assist, provide…
