

Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year
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Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker …

Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Nov. 12 — Alarm call, 7:40 a.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Suspicious circumstance, 11:24 a.m., Rim Rock Rd. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 12 — Alarm…
California native Christy Tilley has taught for the last 16 years within the Hemet Unified School District. She spent the first 14 years at Dartmouth Middle School and then taught at Rancho Viejo Middle School the past two years. At Idyllwild School, she is the new 6th- and 7th-grade English and language arts teacher….
Alcohol was a factor in a traffic collision Saturday at around 3 a.m. on Lower Pine Crest in Idyllwild. Three passengers of a 2007 Subaru Forester were transported to local hospitals after the driver, Nathan Dejarnette, 21 of Idyllwild, side-swiped a tree, causing him to lose control and careen down an embankment, running into a carport and hitting the Chevy El Camino parked inside.
Local Tracy Philippi, ex Army ranger, stopped a burglary in progress and held the suspect at gunpoint until a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy arrived to make the arrest. Lt. Geoff Raya at Hemet Station confirmed an arrest had been made and, in essence, confirmed Philippi’s account of the Monday night, Oct. 10, attempted burglary….
At its May 10 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for constructing public restrooms in Idyllwild. Funds will come from a federal grant to help communities recover from economic consequences of the COVID pandemic. “Residents and visitors from all over the world flock to Idyllwild to enjoy its unique and historic…
Dr. Schelly relocates chiropractic office Barry Shapiro, cherished owner of the Idyllwild Pharmacy, retires this week to pursue a long-held dream. Together with Linda, his wife of 43 years, they plan to travel north by caravan, documenting the journey through photography. Shapiro leaves Idyllwild in good hands with new owner George Baslious, bachelor of science…