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Sheriff’s K9 training in Idyllwild
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies brought several bloodhounds to Idyllwild last Wednesday for training exercises. Deputy Robert Ochoa poses with his charge, Windy, 15 months, who was certified at age 7 months. Ochoa said the bloodhounds will be training more in Idyllwild because of the cooler temperatures.

Saturday was a good day for firefighters battling the Cranston Fire. The fire lines were strengthened, and opportunities for fire spread are becoming fewer.Sunday was better. Containment increased from 29 percent to 57 percent and the fire’s size remain unchanged. Consequently, the mandatory evacuations were lifted in almost all areas. “Residents of Pine Cove, Fern…
On Saturday, Feb. 11, Caltrans has scheduled road work on Highway 74 in Mountain Center near Keen Camp Road. A Hot Line Construction crew will be replacing a utility pole. The work may take from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday.
Last week, the U.S. Geological Survey released a new report on the probability of earthquakes throughout California. Using a new methodology, the agency prediction for quakes of moderate size (magnitude 6.5 to 7.5) decreased, but the likelihood of a quake greater than that size has increased. In terms of an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 (the…
The Idyllwild Forest Health Project (IFHP) and its Mountain Communities Mutual Aid (MCMA) organization, working with local therapist Robyn Winks, will be bringing a roster of local mental health professionals to Town Hall for a series of six Saturday morning adult workshops to “help community members gain healthy, updated coping skills and practices to thrive…
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…
Good news about water consumption and future resources abounded throughout the June 17 Idyllwild Water District meeting. Board Vice President John Cook complimented the customers for reducing average usage, nearly one-third from 192 gallons-per-minute production to 130 gpm this month. This water saving was achieved in just two years, since 2013. “The production figures show…