
Photo by John Pacheco

Photo by John Pacheco

Photo by John Pacheco
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The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District’s Local Review Board is holding a meeting on the Mills Act at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Idyllwild Library. The Mills Act provides property tax relief in exchange for an equivalent investment in the historic property. The owners commit to restoring, rehabilitating, repairing and preserving the historic property….
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce will meet at the Idyllwild Nature Center on Wednesday, December 11. The event brings together representatives of all the agencies, governmental and nonprofits, engaged in preventing and responding to wildfire in our community, as well as citizens seeking a better understanding of their own responsibilities. Taskforce members included CalFire and…
Even with heavy weekend rains, Hill roads were relatively free of traffic collisions. Even so, the two incidents reported by California Highway Patrol produced injuries. At about 5:40 p.m. Friday July 17, on Apple Canyon Road, within Hurkey Creek Park, a bicyclist, Val Ebreo, 12, of Indio ran into a pedestrian, his 10-year-old brother Nicholas,…
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, Feb.6 to 12.Idyllwild• Feb. 6 — Noise complaint, 1:32 a.m. Rockdale Dr. Handled by deputy.• Feb. 6 — Alarm call, 12:17 p.m. N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy.• Feb. 7 — Alarm call, 4:55 a.m. Scenic Dr. Handled by…
Two hit and run incidents took place on Hill roads last week. Both reports come from California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer’s reading of the narrative from the responding CHP officer. One involved suspected driving under the influence and then fleeing the scene after causing injury to another motorist. It occurred at 11:20…
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE ITS ORIGINAL VERSION The mystery of the second damaged painted deer (of the Deer Sightings Project) appears to have been solved. Robert Richard Rutherford, 56, of Idyllwild was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, for several driving-under-the influence charges. The arresting California Highway Patrol officer documented Rutherford’s vehicle…