

PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
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Caltrans and its contractor Ames Construction were busy repairing Highway 243 Thursday, May 9. Boulder In Pine Cove, Caltrans crews were removing a huge boulder that was dislodged during the winter storms. It has gradually, but slowly, been slipping. By Friday, it was mostly gone. Road repair Work is continuing on repairing Highway 243. New…
Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. The Idyllwild Water District has three Board of Directors seats to fill. While there are four candidates on the official ballot, one, Steve Kunkle, has already withdrawn from the race and announced that he will not accept a Board seat even if he is…
According to Mark Barr, Battalion Chief with CalFire, a 20-year-old female working with a CCC crew had back spasms and was airlifted to the Keenwild Helipad from Marian Mountain Trail on Thursday morning. Idyllwild Fire, CalFire Station 23, RSO, Battalion 2 hand crew from CalFire and USFS all responded to the incident.
Tajah Connelly Horner recently went missing in the Anza area. She was located just before the Town Crier went to press last week. The newspaper followed up with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau on her condition when she was located. “That information was not shared with us only that she was…
A small fire ignited about noon Saturday, Oct. 14, when a vehicle and trailer caught on fire just west of Mountain Center on Highway 74. The Mount Fire, on both sides of the highway, reached three acres before containment, according to Incident Commander Chris Fogle, battalion chief on the San Jacinto Ranger District. Firefighters from…
Cal Fire has given the Riverside County Fire Department $766,500 to combat the Gold-spotted oak borer. This is in addition to the $1 million grant last August for removal of dead and dying trees. The county plans to conduct most of the work fighting the GSOB in the Idyllwild Infestation Area. Some funds will be…