Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

PCWD and Pine Cove Engine 23 to the rescue
By Jack Clark
Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

Around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, one man assaulted another near Mountain Top Liquor Store on Highway 243 in Idyllwild to the degree that the victim required hospitalization. Idyllwild Fire Department Captain Mike Mulhall confirmed that IFPD medics responded at 7:39 p.m. and transported the male victim to Riverside County Regional Medical Center in…
On Monday, July 9, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Randall D. White heard two witnesses in the case against Pam Allen, 66, of Idyllwild. California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bell testified for the prosecution, and the defense witness was Herbert Summers, Ph.D., a forensic engineer. After the testimony and arguments from both the prosecution and…
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 Saturday, a female hiker, who had injured her ankle in the area of Wellman’s Divide Trail, near Idyllwild, needed a helicopter to get off the mountain. About noon on Saturday, Feb. 11, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was advised that the hiker required medical assistance and could not continue hiking. Two state park rangers from…
With only three of the five members of the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors present last Friday, the election of new officers and committee assignments for 2015 was postponed until the January meeting. Board President Robert Krieger and Director Charle Wix were absent. The recent rainstorms have improved the ground level of the…