PHOTOS: Idyllwild School Blast to the Past
Around 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, three cars were involved in collisions at Paradise Corners, the junction of highways 371 and 74. The crashes injured two people, one who had to be transported by helicopter and another by ambulance. The incident is still being investigated according to CHP Information Officer Darren Meyer, but appears to have been caused by one motorist making a left turn directly in front of another. The third vehicle rear-ended the second vehicle.
Nancy and Dan Swanson got a surprise when they read their March 2021 water bill. It was $1,305. According to Nancy, they were not at their home one day in March. The couple reside in Idyllwild Water District’s territory. A typical water bill, according to Nancy, ranges from $35 to $40 and at times a…
Editor’s note: On Saturday, April 27, a climber had an accident. Two local members — Lee Arnson and Les Walker — of the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped secure the climber and enable his rescue. The story appeared in the May 2 issue of the Town Crier. In the second issue of each month, RMRU…
At its March 11 meeting, the Riverside Board of Supervisors approved a 45-day temporary moratorium on new STRs within the unincorporated areas of Thousand Palms, and B Bar H Ranch. Planning Director John Hildebrand provided the Board with a report on the situation in these two desert communities and concluded with a request for the…
Saturday was a good day for firefighters battling the Cranston Fire. The fire lines were strengthened, and opportunities for fire spread are becoming fewer.Sunday was better. Containment increased from 29 percent to 57 percent and the fire’s size remain unchanged. Consequently, the mandatory evacuations were lifted in almost all areas. “Residents of Pine Cove, Fern…
Following the June primary, which pitted state Sen. Jeff Stone (R) against incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz (D), contributions did not pour into Stone’s coffers. At the end of September, Ruiz had more than 20 times the available cash for the final five weeks of the campaign than Stone had. During the three months from…