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Hurricane Hilary promised rare weather. She arrived Sunday as a tropical storm and has departed. Some of her highlights include 11.7 inches of rain falling on Mt. San Jacinto’s Peak. This was the largest amount of rain fall recorded in Southern California as of 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21. Closer to Idyllwild, 7.8 inches were…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 6 — Walk-in medical aid, 8:47 a.m.• June 6 — Assist invalid, 3:16 p.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• June 6 — Motor vehicle collision with injuries, 6:14 p.m. Highway 243.• June 6 — Medical aid, 8:15 p.m. Lodge Rd.• June 7 —…
The Anza Chamber of Commerce is opening its doors to businesses from Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Garner Valley and Aguanga. “Our bylaws limited our boundaries to Anza. Even Aguanga, our sister city, wasn’t included,” said Anza Chamber President Robyn Garrison. Their bylaws were originally written in the 1960s, she said. During the review, they decided to…
Photos by Marjie Ibanez UPDATE 1:13 p.m.: The incident commander is reporting that a person is in custody. UPDATE 1:03 p.m.: Both lanes are open to traffic. The incident commander is releasing more resources from the fire and now reporting the acreage at 3.4. UPDATE 12:35 p.m.: Firefighters are mopping up the Cranston Fire and…
Death Row Appeal: Legal Battles Continue Over Esperanza Fire Convictions In March 2009, Raymond Lee Oyler was found guilty of arson, igniting the Esperanza Fire in October 2006. The jury also found him guilty of the murder of five U.S. Forest Service firefighters. Three died at the fire site and two, including Mark Loutzenhiser of…
Last week, the Idyllwild Water District’s committees for Rules and Regulations and Finance met and agreed upon two items for the Wednesday, Oct. 21 board meeting. After nearly a year reviewing and discussion revisions to Ordinance 62, the Rules and Regulations subcommittee, composed of Directors John Cook and Warren Monroe, agreed to the final changes…