
Pine Cove Water District has been extending its pipeline distribution system north on along Highway 243. The work will be completed this week.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Holldber
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Pine Cove Water District has been extending its pipeline distribution system north on along Highway 243. The work will be completed this week.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Holldber
Last week, Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services released the results of its 2017 winter homeless survey. In January 2017, the survey identified 2,413 homeless county residents. This is 248 more individuals (about 11.4 percent) than were recorded in January 2016. This was the first countywide increase since 2011. During the period between January…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District invites the public to an open house reception to honor the retirement of Engineer-Paramedic Mike Yount. The reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Idyllwild Fire Station, 54160 Maranatha Dr. Yount has served 23 years with IFPD, and a total of 30 years in emergency…
On Monday, Aug. 20 Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a second search of a home in the 26800 block of Highway 243, near Idyllwild School that led to the arrest of two men. Law enforcement had previously searched the same home in an earlier operation on March 28. Deputies arrived in five unmarked and…
At the Oct. 25 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Ordinance 449.252 (a Temporary Moratorium on Short Term Rentals [STRs]) was approved unanimously. The board has now imposed a moratorium on issuing new STR certificates within the Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center neighborhoods, and the Temecula Valley Wine Country. This moratorium will…
Winter is a time that tests the staying power of local businesses. Spring, summer and the holidays bring tourists who shop, eat and stay at Idyllwild businesses. Then winter comes to test business models and marketing practices. Sky Island Natural Foods closed recently, citing business fall-off after the holidays. Now, longtime Idyllwild eatery Arriba Mexican…
Last week, the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s Office warned property owners about possible false notices requesting payments, especially for property records, property profiles, or copies of recorded deeds. In the past few weeks, the Office has been alerted to fictitious mailings to county property owners. Several fortunately have called the ACR Office for confirmation and been…...