Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington will hold his first quarterly meeting in Idyllwild from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Idyllwild Library.
To schedule an appointment in advance, call 951-955-1030.
Supervisor to make first quarterly visit
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Charles Washington of Temecula was sworn in as the Riverside County 3rd District supervisor last week. Accompanying him during the ceremony were his wife Kathy and daughter Lindsey. Photo by Verne Lauritzen
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington will hold his first quarterly meeting in Idyllwild from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Idyllwild Library.
To schedule an appointment in advance, call 951-955-1030.
While the boulder that has closed Highway 243 between Pine Cove and Idyllwild since Sunday night maintains its position, Caltrans is making progress today. With a new drill for its hydraulic breaker, Caltrans is chipping away at the boulder and there is hope it can be moved late today — but no official announcement yet….
Stage 3 water emergency is imminent depending upon how much rain and snow arrives this weekend, according to Idyllwild Water General Manager Tom Lynch. “We are in Stage 2. However, we meet the criterial level for Stage 3,” Lynch reported to the IWD directors. “We are evaluating day-to-day.” Two important criteria for declaring Stage 3…
Unsafe speed contributed to two crashes on mountain roads over the weekend, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, Anthony Perine, 20, of Ridgecrest was travelling east on Highway 74 at the intersection of Carrizo Road when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a…
Update 6:50 a.m., Monday — CAL FIRE, with mutual aid, gained 100 percent containment of the Gorgonio Fire yesterday evening. Firefighters expected full control today. The Fire’s size was determined to be 510 acres. Highway 243 was opened in both directions with out escort patrols yesterday evening, too. Update 1:45 p.m. — Cal Trans has…
Updated: Aug. 31, 2018. Updates are in italics. According to the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Idyllwild-Pine Cove’s low-income residents travel an hour to the nearest doctor for primary healthcare. “There are no providers in that area accepting Medicaid or that have a Sliding Fee Scale, according to our survey from 2016,”…
Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.