No drought in California
By JP Crumrine
It has been years, but California, the entire state, is drought free. See the accompanying map from the Drought Monitoring Center. The state is totally white. This is the result of plentiful precipitation since summer. Since October 1, 2025 (the beginning of the water year), the Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station has recorded 9.6 inches…
An Idyllwild man suffered injuries in a traffic collision in town on Highway 243 Friday night. Brandon Brown, 30, of Idyllwild, was driving a silver Ford F150 south on Highway 243 just north of the Riverside County Playground Road at about 9:40 p.m. when his truck collided with another vehicle, according to California Highway Patrol…
The repair of Highway 243 north of Pine Cove will take time to complete. The major work will be restoration of the highway where it collapsed and severed, in two places. Below is the work to reconnect the highway at Bay Tree Springs. Access to the second highway collapse, north of this site is not…
By Janice Murasko Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and kittens talked about Lilac’s adoption. Harley: Another announcement! Katnis was adopted, and she now has the perfect home. Pepper: Woohoo! That is such good news. Maybe it portends well for the rest of us. Phil: Oh, that is a good thought….
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council hosted the second meeting to plan the 2014 Community Wildfire Protection Plan last week. The group’s goal is to have the new CWPP completed by early fall. Before it is finished, President Mike Esnard plans at least one community meeting to discuss and garner public thoughts and recommendations. All…
Idyllwild resident Robert Dunn looks over his Suburban after a collision with a Toyota 4Runner about 11:45 a.m. Sunday in front of the Nature Center on Hwy. 243. Dunn’s classic car sustained major damage to the front end.
While the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 28, to interview candidates for the vacant board position, the selection was deferred until the January meeting. Individuals who applied for the vacancy and were interviewed were James Gates, Fred Hamblin and George Rowell. At the board meeting the…
