
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Idyllwild Community Center construction
By Idyllwild Town Crier


The grand opening of the Santa Rosa Pít Stop, the convenience store and fuel station built by the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, was June 3. The Santa Rosa Pít Stop is located on Highway 74, east of Paradise Cafe on the way to Palm Desert from the mountain communities. After 10 years of…
Marcus Green, 51, of Thermal, the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child, had his request for a bail reduction denied. At the June 29 bail review hearing, Green’s attorney, David Greenberg, brought four witnesses and 17 written statements…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) confirmed Feb. 8 that skeletal remains were located in the Pinyon Pines area. “Skeletal remains were located on Feb. 5, but at this time we have not had a positive identification on those remains,” wrote RCSD Correctional Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro of the department’s media information bureau. “The remains were…
Update: Event Postponed Due to Weather The Idyllwild Community Block Party, initially scheduled for Friday, November 15, 2024, has been postponed due to freezing temperatures and potential snow. Organizers, including Supervisor Perez’s office, are coordinating to reschedule the event. See the full announcement below for more details. Supervisor V. Manuel Perez’s office is planning an…
A Pine Cove meeting created frustration last week when the Riverside County representatives did not have adequate budget details to explain which projects were included the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 and the final expenditures for last year. Pine Cove’s County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee met Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 10; this was its first…
In the story “Fatal sledding incident occurred Sunday” was the following: “By approximately 3:06 p.m., American Medical Response and an airship were dispatched to treat and airlift the boy from the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Station helipad to Desert Regional Medical Center.” AMR was dispatched, however, the agency that transported the 7-year-old-boy was Idyllwild Fire…