Announcement: Easter Egg Hunt CANCELLED due to weather
By Idyllwild Town Crier
About 9 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12 kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The caused is unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly…
On Oct. 6, Supv. Chuck Washington and Hemet Council member Shellie Mine, candidates for the Riverside County 3rd District supervisor’s seat, were in Idyllwild to share their views and vision for the Hill and the county. The members of the audience posed all of the questions to the candidates. The questions were Hill-centric. The candidates…
On Sept. 10, 2011, at 4 p.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of the Marion Mountain Trail near Idyllwild. California State Parks staff had received information that a hiker had been injured on the trail and contacted the Sheriff’s Department to mobilize the Riverside County Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU)….
Flash flooding across Hughway 74 west of McCall Park Road gushed in front of Town Crier photographer just as she approached, turning her back. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
A one-vehicle collision last week resulted only in the vehicle being towed. John Palmer, 26, of Oceanside, was driving a white 2013 Toyota Prius eastbound just east of Palm Canyon Drive on Highway 74 at about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 8. He took a left-hand turn and the vehicle went off the roadway before he…
The Hemet Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed from5 p.m., Friday Jan. 3 through Tuesday, Jan. 21. HVAC equipment at the Hemet Field Office, located at 1200 S. State St., will be replaced. The Hemet DMV office will reopen at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Hemet DMV staff members will be temporarily reassigned…
