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.
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Feb. 20 — Medical aid, 1:57 p.m. Glen Road. Canceled en route. • Feb. 21 — Medical aid, 10 a.m. Pine Crest Ave. • Feb. 25 — Medical aid, 10:36 a.m. unknown location. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet…
Thursday, March 28, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)issued a proposed decision on how large investor-owned utilities maybill for electricity in California. A hearing for this proposed decisionis scheduled for the CPUC’s May 9 business meeting. If approved, the newrate structure will go into effect in late 2025 and early 2026. But in the past…
At the Nov. 3 meeting of the county’s 2020 Advisory Redistricting Committee (ARC), its Executive Office Technical Redistricting Committee (EOTRC) presented more than a dozen possible revisions of the current supervisorial district boundaries. EOTRC created six of the maps and the rest (including slight modifications of a few) were public submissions. Ultimately, ARC unanimously recommended…
Cal FireCal Fire recently responded to the following calls by station.Station 23 – Pine Cove• Nov. 16 — Chest pain, 8:11 a.m.• Nov. 16 — Diabetic problems, 9:59 p.m.• Nov. 20 — Vehicle fire, 7:59 p.m.• Nov. 21 — Inaccessible rescue, 1:42 p.m.• Nov. 22 — Fire – false alarm, 1:23 p.m.• Nov. 22 —…
At the march meeting of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce, Reba Coulter, founder of Idyllwild’s Forest Folk Shuttle service, asked about evacuation plans for residents who have mobility challenges or do not have a car. Sgt. Frank James, of the Riverside Sheriff’s Office, spoke of the protocols developed to evacuate summer camps, where many young…
Fire protection projects to continue The Cranston, the Mendocino-complex, and the many other small and large fires throughout the state did not stop the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce from meeting last week. Most of the local fire managers were able to attend the Sept. 12 session, at which much of the discussion was about future…