

PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
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The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee decided to recommend a tax measure for the commission to review and approve. The committee agreed that increasing the current unit fee from $65 to $156, a 140 percent increase is necessary. It also will propose language to ensure the fee increases annually based on a local economic…
On Thursday, Sept. 14, deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Hemet Station arrested Brian Dustin Vowell,36, of Idyllwild for some of the recent burglaries. After extensive investigation of recent burglaries on Hotei Lane, investigators identified Vowell was a suspect. Thursday afternoon, deputies arrested Vowell for residential burglaries, a felony.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 16 to Oct. 22. Idyllwild • Oct. 16 — Alarm call, Upper Rim Rock Rd. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 17 — Alarm call,address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 17 — Illegal lodging, Cedar St. Handled…
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the U.S. Forest Service plans to begin the Thomas Mountain Prescribed Burn at about 9 a.m. Operations may continue through the weekend. An unexpected change in weather conditions will cancel the burn. Intermittent recreational closures may occur at Thomas Mountain yellow post sites (semi-developed campgrounds), Thomas Mountain Road (6S13) and the…
A large (magnitude 3.7) earthquake occurred about 10:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26. It was about 11 miles east/southeast of Anza and 18 miles southwest of La Quinta. As of about 11 a.m., no injuries or major damage were reported as result of this quake.
Hours before the 2010-11 fiscal year ended, the Idyllwild Water district (IWD) adopted its 2011-12 budgets. The financial committee, composed of directors Jim Billman and John Cook and Auditor and Controller Jim Ludy, presented a balanced budget consistent with the board’s decision to maintain water and sewer rates at the current levels for another year….