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At last Wednesday night’s Idyllwild Water District board meeting, the four directors present (President Jim Billman was absent) unanimously approved a sponsor’s agreement to provide $310,000 from capital reserves for water pipeline replacement. The agreement is between IWD and Riverside County. The county approved a grant of $155,000 of Community Development Block Grant Funds back…
At about 10 p.m. Easter night, a 75-foot-by-75-foot vegetation fire in heavy brush broke out on Saunders Meadow Road, south of the Idyllwild Transfer Station. The Idyllwild Fire Department quickly contained it, said Chief Patrick Reitz. The U.S. Forest Service responded to the scene and the two agencies controlled the Saunders Fire. The Forest Service is investigating the cause of the fire.
The Idyllwild Fire Commission will hold its second January meeting, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Fire Station. Items are the agenda are the following: New Business • Purchase of sample policies from CSDA/Commissioner Buchanan – discussion/approval of purchase of various policies provided by CSDA • Audits approval/ Commissioner Buchanan – discussion/approval of three…
While discussing future budgets at a January Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Executive Officer George Johnson said he has imposed a hiring freeze countywide. Only he can grant exceptions to the freeze. Some, especially the Friends of San Jacinto Mountain County Parks, worried that this countywide hiring freeze would prevent the hiring of…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not provide responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls, Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 28 to March 5. Idyllwild • Feb. 28 –– Alarm call, Village Center Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 28 –– Trespassing, West Ridge…
On Thursday, Oct. 13, both teams played after getting team pictures taken. The Idyllwild Heating and Cooling Bobcats took on the La Casita Ravens. Manuel Guzman played great for the Bobcats, dribbling the ball all over the field. The Ravens’ Jonathan Geare had an outstanding game playing solid defense and hustling the whole game.