
Photo by Steven King
Fuels reduction continues along Hwy. 243
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Under the direction of Nochella Hunes, forestry assistant for Cal Fire, Bautista crews and Caltrans worked together to remove trees and reduce the volume of other fuels along Highway 243 just south of town recently. Traffic was limited to one lane during their efforts.

On Thursday, June 23, about 40 people gathered at the Idyllwild School multi-purpose room to discuss tolerance and diversity in Idyllwild in the wake of graffiti hate crimes that began in March 2010 and a subsequent and ongoing wave of graffiti incidents. This “Community Dialogue,” using a discussion template developed by the Department of Justice…
GM concerned about dry winter The Pine Cove Water District directors approved a resolution changing the election of directors from odd-numbered years to even years beginning in 2020. Senate Bill 415 passed and signed in September 2015 prohibits political jurisdictions from holding an election other than during a statewide general election if prior off-year elections…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Jan. 11 — Traffic collision, 10:03 p.m. Hwy. 74, 1/4 mile west o Cranston Fire Station. • Jan. 12 — Traffic collision, 1:39 a.m. Hwy. 243 approx. 3 miles north of Mt. Edna Rd. • Jan. 12…
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued her third annual statewide report on elementary school truancy and chronic absence. The report, In School + On Track 2015, is available online at www.oag.ca.gov/truancy/2015. The report finds that, compared to last year, California still faces a crisis in school attendance. Nearly 230,000 California…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, April 4 to 10. • April 4 — Public service assist, 1:40 a.m. Maranatha Dr.• April 4 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 11:53 a.m. Hwy. 243.• April 4 — EMS call, provide ALS, 6:07 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• April…
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for the Hill from 3:10 p.m. through 6:15 p.m. The areas which may be receive a deluge of rain include Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Anza, Lake Hemet and San Jacinto Peak. A 3:08 p.m. the NWS doppler radar indicated thunderstorms over Lake Hemet which will likely produce…