At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

Fire at transfer station
By Idyllwild Town Crier
At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met last week to select a replacement for the board vacancy left by Dave Hunt. General Manager Leo Havener discussed various items in his report and the board is reviewing its legal counsel. Vacancy filled Two Idyllwild Water District area residents, Rachel Teeguarden and Steve Olson, applied to…
Last Saturday, Allan Tiso stood on his ranch talking to Team Rubicon USA volunteers who had arrived bright and early to help clear his property of the wreckage left behind by the Cranston Wildfire. First, they cleaned around the burned tractor and put piles of metal in the dumpster. Then they took down the charred…
By Becky & Jack ClarkTown Crier co-publishers The most recent federal COVID relief money already is being deposited in people’s accounts. If your family of two is earning up to $150,000 per year, you’re receiving $2,800 in federal money. But do you really need that $2,800 for your COVID relief? And if you live alone…
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Highway 243 is closed from Banning to Highway 74. However, residents north of McGovern Road in Pine Cove with ID can enter at Banning, according to the Cranston Fire Incident Management Team. Highway 74 is closed from the city of Hemet to Highway 371 at Paradise Corner.
Although attendance was less than normal, firefighters at the Mountain Area Safety taskforce meeting were alert and wary. August is the middle of fire season and the extremely high daytime temperatures and dry days pose significant warnings for these public safety officials. Just as the meeting began, firefighters’ cell phones, blackberries and iPads all…