Caltrans is doing work on Highway 243 just north of Black Mountain Road. One lane is closed. Expect delays.
Traffic delay on Highway 243
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Caltrans is doing work on Highway 243 just north of Black Mountain Road. One lane is closed. Expect delays.
Serious injuries of two motorcyclists were suspected in two of three traffic collisions reported on Hill roads recently, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. At 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, William Lee Harwell, 38, of Philomath, Oregon, was traveling westbound at about 60 mph on his 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan on Highway…
The boundaries of Riverside County’s five supervisorial districts have been challenged in litigation filed June 14. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the suit on behalf of Inland Empire United (IEU) and six individuals. The first hearing about the litigation will be Aug. 15 in Riverside. The suit alleges that the redistricting plan the…
Acting Idyllwild Water Board President John Cook has taken the initiative to solicit his colleagues’ agreement to meetings violating the Brown Act, California’s open government law. After the Thursday, Sept. 22 aborted meeting, Cook has written to directors Steve Kunkle and June Rockwell requesting the three directors attend “study sessions.” One of his objectives is…
Aslan, her faithful companion, literally got stuck trying to return to owner Sara Norris of San Marcos. “It’s not like him not to come back,” she said. On Thursday afternoon, Norris, who was staying at Thousand Trails in Pine Cove, called the emergency number at Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild for help finding Aslan. Norris…
A new fire engine, the promised Type 6 model, has been purchased and is on its way to Riverside County Fire Station 23 in Pine Cove. At the April 12 meeting of the advisory committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove), Chair Jerry Holldber confirmed the engine’s purchase. As of the meeting, the county…
At approximately 6:20 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Hemet Station, responded to a domestic disturbance call within the 54000 block of Wildwood Drive in the community of Idyllwild. The 911 caller advised that an adult female was in possession of a firearm and was threatening people at the residence….