Fatality was a rock climber
By Idyllwild Town Crier
An Idyllwild man charged with five counts of sexual assault against a female under age 14 that allegedly occurred on or about July 20, 2015 will have his felony settlement conference (FSC) Jan. 10, 2024. It originally was set for Oct. 5 but was moved. The Riverside Police Department arrested Ralph Ted Jongewaard, 56, at…
As reported last week, John Cook resigned from the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors. He has served eight years. The new board has notified the Riverside County Register of Voters and requested applicants for the vacancy to submit a letter of interest and a résumé describing their qualifications to the board by Dec. 30….
Christina Nordella, coordinator for Sunday’s Sept. 11 Project Peace event observing the 10th anniversary of the attack on our nation, rings a bell to commence the observance.
The Riverside County Department of Transportation and Land Management has proposed establishing a speed limit on Double View Drive. A 25-mph limit, which could be enforced with the use of radar, would be in effect from McMahon Road to the end of Double View, about 1.6 miles. This limit would be new. Although the county…
The 2015 Idyllwild Earth Fair has been permanently canceled for this year. Organizers still plan to have a 2016 Earth Fair. In May, the 2015 Fair was postponed to September and now, due to unexpected circumstances, the Fair will not be held this year. The Idyllwild Earth Fair was founded in 1990 by a group…
Wildfires are not unexpected events for Hill residents. Major fires, such as the recent Cranston Fire and the 2013 Mountain and Silver fires, are not annual disasters, but frequent enough to keep residents alert and prepared to react. The Cranston Fire burned more than 13,000 acres and the Mountain Fire burned more than twice that…
