
Photo by John Pacheco


Photos by J.P. Crumrine
Planned outage hit Friday
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Fairway Market closed its doors during the planned power outage on Friday. Manager Diana Johnson, pictured, worked through the outage. Idyllwild went without power for several hours. Several businesses, including Idyllwild Chevron, stayed open, powering their stores with back-up generators. Photo by John Pacheco



The U.S. Forest Service plans to resume burns on Thomas Mountain today, April 2. In January, the Forest Service burned about 240 acres. About 200 acres are left on the unit between Anza and Garner Valley, according to Zach Behrens, public affairs officer for the San Bernardino National Forest The project could last over a…
Manager confirmed that his district is in discussion with the United States Geological Survey to install two seismic monitoring units on IWD property …
Concern over fire danger regarding the size of the green waste (vegetation) pile at the Idyllwild Transfer Station prompted Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fires Safe Council Board of Directors, to contact Waste Management Inc., the company the county contracts to manage the station. Said Esnard in his letter to Sharon Davis at…
Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, was a wet day on the Hill, with 19 swift-water rescues taking place in various locations, straining the abilities of emergency responders. Official rain total at Keenwild Station for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13 and 14, was 7 inches. From Oct. 1 through late February, Keenwild recorded 24.8 inches of…
Delays expected Last week, Cal Trans suspended work on Highway 371 because of the cold weather. The temperatures were too low for paving. With warmer weather returning, Cal Trans planned to resume work on Highway 371 beginning last Saturday. Cal Trans crews don’t work on Sundays. Work will continue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m….
Residents who are customers of Idyllwild and Fern Valley water districts do not need to boil their water following the Mountain Fire. Both districts treat the water before it enters the distribution system. Further, IWD’s water comes from wells, not streams, therefore is free of ash and other debris. Fern Valley does divert some water,…