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Ames Construction, the Caltrans contractor, is not only repairing the damage to Highway 74 where it collapsed and was severed, but Ames is repairing and protecting the highway in several more locations. The fast-moving runoff eroded the edge of the highway in many places. Here, work is being done to restore Highway 74 about .75…
Riverside County Department of Animal Services (DAS) is waiving all adoption fees indefinitely to offset the packed conditions at the county’s shelters in Jurupa Valley and Thousand Palms.Animal Services Director Erin Gettis made the decision to waive adoption fees to generate more interest in adoptions, and to make a plea to the public and to…
Saturday evening about 8:45 p.m., a fatal traffic accident occurred in Mountain Center. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, Hiroko Momii, 67 of Idyllwild was traveling north on Highway 243 in her Silver Subaru Forester. Ron Delbert Barney, 25 of Lake Elsinore was traveling south on Hwy 243 in his black Honda Civic….
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Dec. 13 to 19. • Dec. 13 — EMS call, 8:23 a.m. Maranatha Dr.• Dec. 13 — EMS call, transport person, 10:25 a.m. Tollgate Rd.• Dec. 13 — Traffic crash with injuries, transport person, 5:22 p.m. Village Center Dr.• Dec. 14…
The Goldspotted oak borer, the non-native beetle that has killed more than 80,000 oaks in San Diego County, has been positively identified in an Idyllwild oak, on Highway 243 near the center of town. Currently, entomologists know of no native California predator or insecticidal defense against the tree killer. A DNA analysis, conducted by the…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) held a Preparedness EXPO in Town Hall on Thursday November 7. The theme of the event was “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst…are you ready?”. MDP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that organizes our community to prepare for and respond to all forms of disaster. Attendees were invited to visit…