Firefighters are fighting a small fire in the San Jacinto State Park Wilderness area. U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Helitack 535 is making water drops and the fire is only 20-feet-by-50-feet.
Fire in wilderness
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Firefighters are fighting a small fire in the San Jacinto State Park Wilderness area. U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Helitack 535 is making water drops and the fire is only 20-feet-by-50-feet.
Short-Term Rentals were on the agenda of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors again last week. This time, neither Idyllwild nor the Hill communities were part of the discussion. At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Board held a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ordinance 927 (Regulating Short-term Rentals) and Ordinance 671 (which establishes fees…...
By California Highway PatrolContributed On Nov. 17 at approximately 1:35 p.m., a 56-year-old man from Winchester was driving a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a 54-year-old female passenger, also from Winchester, northbound on Highway 243 approaching Marian View Drive. Carlos Alberto Adames, a 47-year-old male from Idyllwild was driving a white Ford F-150 with two passengers…
By Jack and Becky Clark Co-publishers When we decided we needed to appeal to Town Crier readers, we had no idea what their response would be. We simply knew that relying on local business advertising would no longer work for our Hill, so Town Crier readers — the folk who seem to appreciate it most…
North Circle Drive will be getting maintenance this month as crews prepare it for a coat of sealant that will be applied the first week of August. Paying close attention to their work is County of Riverside Transportation Department Dan Miller (left) and Bob Baker at the controls.
As a result of the precipitation last week, and the possibility of some more Friday, the U.S. Forest Service is considering conducting some prescribed burns on the Hill. If a burn is initiated, it is would either be on Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley or along the Pine Cove and West Ridge Fuel breaks in…
There are currently two vacancies on the five-member County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee, according to Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant to 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington. Previously, Kathy Sacher Wilson resigned. Recently, Ginger Dagnall submitted her resignation. Washington has accepted both resignations and thanked both Wilson and Dagnall for their service. Hellweg said the original…