Feb. 14, 2019 — Cal Fire successfully rescued the occupant of a motor vehicle caught in flood waters at Hwy 74 and Morris Ranch Road.
Vehicle water rescue in Garner Valley
By Jack Clark
Feb. 14, 2019 — Cal Fire successfully rescued the occupant of a motor vehicle caught in flood waters at Hwy 74 and Morris Ranch Road.
Thursday, May 8, at about 9:45 p.m., a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cabazon, but was felt on the Hill. A smaller 2.4-magnitude tremor occurred Friday before 7 a.m. No damage has been reported.
Although power has been restored in Idyllwild, residents are being warned of another few days of Santa Ana winds, which the National Weather Service has classified as a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS). Jeff Monford, Senior Advisor for Corporate Communications at Edison International, provided updates on the afternoon of Monday, January 13. “This week, we’re seeing…
By Cal FireContributed Monday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 24 Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department will be conducting pile burning operations between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The location of the burning will be just north of the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus, between Red Hill Road and Highway 243. The scheduled dates…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to observe New Year’s Day are: Area post offices Idyllwild Nature Center BBVA Compass Bank Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Fern Valley Water District Idyllwild Health Center Riverside County offices Idyllwild Library U.S. Forest Service Hemet Unified School District (also Friday) Normally…
The San Bernardino Flying Squirrel is neither endangered nor threatened, the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service announced last week. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity in 2010 and legal action to spur a response in 2014, the FWS did an extensive review of the Southern California mountains to determine the squirrel’s…
The Idyllwild Water District directors continued their pursuit of a senior water manager last week. However, the board is neither unified nor clear on its path. For example, both President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vice President Peter Szabadi confirmed that the board is not yet sure whether a replacement general manager for Jack Hoagland,…