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Pine Cove Water board approves rate hike
Full room basically opposed increase Beginning June 1, Pine Cove Water District customers will have higher base water rates and higher usage rates. Many customers spoke in opposition to the rate increases at the May 9 public hearing, but the board felt the new rates were necessary and unanimously passed resolutions establishing the higher rates…
Economic loans for businesses affected by fires
Cynthia Cowell, Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance public information officer, met with Hill business people last week. SBA is making loans to local businesses that incurred economic injury from the Mountain or Silver fires. Cowell, here at the request of Riverside County’s Office of Emergency Services, explained the details of the process. These…
Election update Nov. 26
Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…

IWD uncertain when new meters may be issued
The Idyllwild Water District meeting on May 25 was a dominated by the public asking questions about the district’s water status, will-serve letters and hydrants. In regular business, Chief Finance Officer Hosny Shouman reported that water revenue continued to exceed the prior year’s monthly revenue while water consumption declined compared to a year ago. Both…

Suspected DUI crash on Hill road last week
One rollover crash, with an arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence, took place on Hill roads over the last week. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, Shawn Heutmaker, 30, of Escondido, was driving his white 2000 Toyota Tacoma truck eastbound on Highway 74, 2 miles east of the intersection with Highway 371 when…

Idyll-Awhile’s new kitchen expands offerings
The Crier sat down last week with Leanna Lee, proprietor of Leanna’sIdyll-Awhile Bistro. She noted that Thursday, April 18, marked fiveyears from the day she closed escrow, in 2019. Idyll-Awhile was servingfor many years before that, but Lee is excited about her recent kitchenexpansion and the roll-out of a full dinner menu. Lee has a…