

Reptile day at the Nature Center
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Children and adults were able to hold many different non-venomous snakes and other reptiles Sunday at the Idyllwild Nature Center during a reptile event Bill Hayes, left, put on …

“The problem is not necessarily the squatter camps, it’s that there are people who are homeless,” said Chief Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild Fire Protection District. “It’s unfortunate that we have this homelessness. We’re aware of the camps but because they’re on private property, we’re limited in what we can do.” Reitz said fire marshals have been…
Cal Trans Public Information Officer Joy M. Sepulveda reported that Highway 243 may re-open Saturday, Aug. 17. A subcontractor was to begin repairing the metal beam guardrail Wednesday, Aug. 14, and will be working 12 hours shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Highway 243 is estimated to be open by Saturday. An emergency project…
Editor’s note: July 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of the Mountain Fire that caused Idyllwild and Fern Valley residents to evacuate. This is the personal account of one evacuee, Fern Valley resident and then-Town Crier Staff Reporter Marshall Smith. One can never feel safe when wildfire threatens. That is one of the lessons I learned…
Although the ambulance contract between Riverside County Office of Emergency Services and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was renewed in June, the subject still surfaces at the County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee meetings …
Easter, the holiest day in the Christian calendar, the vernal or spring equinox, a magical time for children
The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads over the last week, one involving a school bus. At 9:25 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, El Sayed Eldahawy, 49, of Lake Elsinore, was driving a red 2001 Ford F-150 truck eastbound on Highway 74, ½ mile west of Santa Rosa Truck Trail, when he ran…