

Jo’An’s building demolished
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Last week, the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources announced that CR&R, the local waste management contractor, was one of five county businesses and organizations recognized for rewriting their environmental footprint and implementing sustainable practices. The Sustainability Award recognizes businesses that exemplify reduction, reuse, recycle and rethink. These practices include composting, energy recovery, renewable energy,…
Monday morning and all is well in Idyllwild. The roads and highways were cleared yesterday and this morning sun is appearing behind the mountain. The forecast for today is “Scattered snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation…
In the middle of September, two Idyllwild Water District directors unexpectedly resigned but Acting Board President John Cook asserted that the vacancies would remain unfilled until a special election was called, no earlier than March. Whoever won that election would have to be re-elected for a full term in August. After the meeting ended abruptly…
At 9 a.m. Friday, June 8, William Gibson, 59, of Anza, driving a black 2005 Ford Freestyle, was stopped at mile post 54.4 on Highway 74 and arrested by California Highway Patrol for suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance. At 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, Desmond Marshall, 59, of San Jacinto,…
The National Weather Service for Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Kern and Tulare counties issued a high-wind warning from 10 a.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. “However, Kern, Tulare and Riverside counties are not impacted by the Public Safety Power Shutoff. Communities in those regions could still experience outages…
The Mountain Fire is still burning and smoldering in places, said both Dan Felix, San Jacinto Ranger District fire chief, and Battalion Chief Chris Fogle, who assumed the role of incident commander following the departure last week of the Type 1 Incident Management Team. “There is still a potential for the fire to spot,” Felix…