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RMRU busy Sunday night
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit was summoned to help several lost and injured hikers in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness last Sunday night, according to Lee Arnson of RMRU. The actual RMRU assist occurred after an original call to help a lost 18-year-old female hiker was canceled. The group with whom…
Rain came, more coming: Drought still present
It was a good rain last week. Nearly 2.25 inches of precipitation were recorded at the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Ranger Station. Since the rain year began on July 1, almost 4.5 inches of rain have fallen there. Idyllwild and Pine Cove have received about twice the rain recorded at Keenwild. Four inches were recorded…
Idyllwild Water District board stalemates: Cook opposes filling vacancies for six months
On Thursday evening, Sept. 22, the first meeting of the remaining three directors of the Idyllwild Water District ended in chaos. The frustration of encountering an obstacle to quickly replacing the vacant board seats through appointment rather than waiting until a March election and repeating that again next August, drove directors Steve Kunkle and June…
Les Gin newest Idyllwild Water director
Editor’s note: At its June 20 meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors selected Les Gin as the fifth director. He replaces Catherine Dearing, who resigned in May. Since Gin did not campaign for the position, the Town Crier interviewed him so the community would have some knowledge of the new water director. He…
LAO critical of Air Resource’s plan; lacks specific implementation actions
On Dec. 15, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved its proposed 2022 Scoping Plan, which identifies policies and actions needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the next 20 years. An 85% reduction is the goal to achieve carbon neutrality in 2045. Only three weeks later, on Jan. 4, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO)…