
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone gave the oath of office to Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild’s new Fire Chief Wednesday morning.
New Idyllwild Fire Chief
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Idyllwilds new Fire Chief, Patrick Reitz left) was sworn into office Wednesday morning by 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone. With Reitz is Reneé Arsenault, his significant other.

Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone gave the oath of office to Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild’s new Fire Chief Wednesday morning.
Federally mandated stormwater compliance inspection deposits are going up. In 2009, when they were first assessed in Idyllwild, deposits required prior to on-site inspection were $196.50, based on a rate of $131 per hour. This year they will be $435, based on an hourly rate of $142, more than doubling in four years. A stormwater…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officers executed a search, pursuant to a warrant, on the Bonita Vista Ranch in Garner Valley Sunday morning, Oct. 15. The 117-acre ranch is the property of Dia Abrams, who has been missing since June 6, 2020. It was also the scene of the death of Jodi Newkirk in December 2021,…
In its first session of fiscal year 2016-17, which started July 1, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s Finance Committee had a nominal session. The five-member committee still has two citizen vacancies. Calvin Gogerty, an IFPD resident, is now the committee chair, and commissioners Nancy Layton and Jeannine Charles-Stigall join him on the committee. “I’ve talked to…
Open enrollment in California’s Covered California (Cal) began Nov. 1 and will end Jan. 31, 2023. Signing up soon will ensure coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2023. Open enrollment is the time of year when eligible consumers can sign up for health insurance. Although nearly 1.7 million Californians already get health insurance through Covered Cal, an…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Aug. 28 — Medical aid, Pine Crest Avenue, Idyllwild. Aug. 28 — Medical aid, Highway 243, Idyllwild. Aug. 28 — Medical aid, Delano Drive, Idyllwild. Aug. 29 — Dispatched and nothing…
May temperatures have been slightly below average and precipitation remains strong. Through this past weekend, rainfall is approaching two-thirds of the long-term average rainfall for the month. The possibility of rain is in the forecast for Thursday and Friday as well as cooler temperatures. Through Saturday, May 11, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station…