
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Explosion on Foster Lake Road
By Idyllwild Town Crier


For those busy parents and others in the community, the Hemet Unified School District issued the following announcement yesterday. Hemet Unified School District offices and schools will be closed Feb. 18 to 22 for the President’s week break. Normal office and school hours will resume on Monday, Feb. 25.
After the late February snowstorm, locals had plenty to say on the Facebook page Idyllwild Snow and Fire for Locals. There is also a separate page for visitors, Idyllwild Snow and Fire, providing direction and warnings to those seeking snow play. The comments focused on the danger and frustration of increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic…...
Cal Fire responded to reports of a building filled with smoke at the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center on Thursday, April 21. When firefighters arrived just before 8 a.m., they found a single-story structure with light smoke showing, confined to one room. Responders contained the fire within half an hour. Zen Center resident Melissa Severa said…
Hello, Idyllwild. News Editor’s note: Since Wednesday morning, I have been trapped in Banning. I did return to Idyllwild yesterday afternoon and this morning. Below are some observations and notes from conversations with many of the firefighting teams. The Cranston Fire began Wednesday morning and quickly endangered the town, near the Idyllwild Arts Academy. It…
About 7:40 a.m., this morning, April 14, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Hill. It was located about 7 miles south southwest of Idyllwild and 10 miles southeast of Valle Vista.
Although the total Riverside County budget exceeds $5.5 billion, the Board of Supervisors has direct and authoritative control over less than 20 percent. For fiscal year 2018-19, which begins in less than a month, the “discretionary” portion of spending will be $799.5 million. Regardless of whether one looks at the total county budget, the general…