Monthly Archives: February 2017
Readers Write: Illegal snow play
California Penal Code 602.8, subdivision (a), states in relevant part, “Any person who without the written permission of the landowner, the owner’s agent, or...
Obituary: Richard H. Barker, 1957-2017
Richard H. “Rick” Barker II, 59, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at his home in Idyllwild.
He was born in Newport Beach, to Richard...
Fire & Forest: Fires still occur in winter and fire hydrants...
Over the last several years, the frequent topic of conversation has been the drought and our lack of meaningful rainfall. This winter can now...
Foster Lake at 70 percent capacity
Idyllwild Water District General Manager Jack Hoagland said about Foster Lake Monday, “The lake is about 5+ feet from full (18-feet) so around 70% full.” The lake, a water storage facility for IWD, has been dry for several years.
Goldspotted oak borer still a danger to Hill oaks
The Goldspotted oak borer has devastated oak forests in San Diego County. In some areas, oak mortality has approached 100 percent, according to Kim...
News of Record: Feb. 2, 2017
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 22 to 28.
Idyllwild
• Jan. 22 — Alarm...
Neil Cooper arrested for criminal threats
Neil Cooper, 41, of Idyllwild, has a felony settlement conference scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, following an off-Hill arrest in Riverside County and charges...
Sledder taken by helicopter out of Humber Park
A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47...
Sledder taken by helicopter out of Humber Park
A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47...
Two Hill crashes last week
The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads during this past week.
At 11:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Aspen Lynn Randolph, 20,...