Residents Voice Frustration After Snowstorm Traffic Surge
By David Jerome
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…
The vets will tell their stories to the community this Saturday …
Two crashes involving multiple vehicles occurred on Hill roads over the last week. Both were on Highway 74. The first occurred at 3:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, during dark and rainy conditions, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Efuan Simms, 43, of Moreno Valley, was driving a blue 2002 Hyundai Santa…
Candidates for local special districts could begin filing papers for candidacy this week. The first official day was Monday, May 4, for the Aug. 25 elections involving Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts, and Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The terms of three members of the IWD board expire this year. The other…
The Idyllwild Water District has scheduled a special meeting at 9 a.m., Monday, April 22. The Board will discuss and may approve a bid to install replacement pipeline along Village Center Drive from South Circle Drive. The Board reviewed proposals at its April 17 meeting but deferred a decision so that General Manager…
The Forest Service has announced mandatory evacuations for residents in Idyllwild, Apple Canyon area, Mountain Center communities, Lake Hemet area and Hurley Creek area. Fern Valley and Pine Cove no longer under evacuation order. Evacuation Centers: Banning High School. Animal Shelters: Banning High School (small animals); CHANGE: San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus (large animals). CHANGE: Acres…
Last week, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued its monthly El Niño status report. While El Niño conditions will continue through winter, the NWS added, “Based on the latest forecasts, there is now a 54% chance of a ‘historically strong’ El Niño during the November-January season … An event of this strength would potentially be…
