

Pedestrian struck by big truck
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At about 3:40 P.M. on Friday afternoon, a male pedestrian was struck by a large truck while walking on Highway 243 near Ridgeview Dr. The victim suffered moderate injuries and was transported by Idyllwild Fire to Desert Regional Medical Center. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The Salmon August Complex burned from July into October. The final U.S. Forest Service post about the complex fire was Oct. 6. From the middle of August until early September, Battalion Chief Mark LaMont of the Idyllwid Fire Department was a division group supervisor on the…
The Forest Folk have a new van. The 1999 eight-passenger vehicle came from Riverside County after the group approached 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington. With the new van, Reba Coulter, the group’s treasurer and project director, said they hope to expand the existing shuttle bus service. The shuttle service has grown, she added. On Wednesday…
The American Legion Post 800 suffered another burglary the second week of November. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandi Swan, deputies from the Hemet Mountain Station responded at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the location on Marian View Drive in Idyllwild.“The investigation revealed that an unknown suspect(s) entered the business at some point…
Mile High Radio Club (MHRC) president Bill Tell shared a document (on page A3) “outlining several ongoing projects” the club “is actively engaged in.” “This document was started several years ago when we were asked to participate in the Community Wildfire Protection Plan revisions,” Tell wrote. “We have advanced several projects over the past several…
The Idyllwild Garden Club is pleased to invite the public to a presentation by Edith Brix on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Brix will give one of her entertaining and informative talks on the growing, care and many uses for the drought-tolerant succulents, including edible ones. Her showmanship and knowledge always makes her one of our most…
Thursday afternoon, July 28, several local citizens approached 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone, who was in town for his monthly meeting with Hill residents, to discuss the county’s decision to cancel its recreation management contract with the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC). Stone agreed to meet with them later that afternoon and at about 4:30…