Interstate 10 eastbound at Haugen-Lehmann Way has now been reopened.
Interstate 10 now open
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Interstate 10 eastbound at Haugen-Lehmann Way has now been reopened.
Last Monday, July 10, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a legislative package for a comprehensive, statewide program to address air pollution where it matters most — in neighborhoods with the dirtiest air. While this package does not address a major problem on…
The drought, now in its fourth year, is creating severe and dangerous threats to the Hill’s native trees — pines and oaks. But other dangers also are threatening the local forest. Residents are familiar with the damage bark beetles bring, especially during droughts. The bark beetle is actually a native pest, but during droughts when…
Editor’s note: At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors chose Richard Schnetzer as director following the resignation of Ron Korman in June. On Nov. 26, Schnetzer visited the Town Crier office. The ensuing discussion is the basis of this story that introduces him to the whole community. While Schnetzer…
This past week, a bear was seen in Garner Valley. The visitor spent time at the Tiso residence. “… hung out on our lawn at least three times over about four days. It ate our chickens, chewed our dogs bones and played with the dinosaur toys,” Alan Tiso wrote to the Town Crier. On Friday,…
On Saturday, Feb. 18, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit responded to a report of two hikers lost near Soboba Hot Springs. Sheriff’s deputies responded at 6:32 p.m. and RMRU volunteer Lou Kingman of Redlands and the Sheriff’s aviation unit spotted the hikers around 8 p.m. Kingman was lowered in and both…
As expected following Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s approval in January of a new county-wide contract for emergency ambulance service with American Medical Response, the county notified the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that its contract with the county to provide emergency ambulance service to zones 2 and 3 (Pine Cove and north and south of…