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Drivers (above) await the lifting of the evacuation order in Garner Valley Wednesday afternoon. Below, Hurkey Creek after a rainstorm moved into the area Wednesday afternoon. Photos by Jenny Kirchner UPDATE 4:53 p.m.: The evacuation order was just lifted for Mountain Center residents in the #cranstonfire burn area and Highway 74 has reopened. From earlier:…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Sept. 8 to 14. El Dorado • Sept. 10 — Two responses, Butte Fire, natural vegetation fire, other. Idyllwild • Sept. 8 — Medical aid, 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. • Sept. 8 — Medical aid, 56000 block of Pine Crest…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a tire event in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5. Residents may bring old and unwanted tires — only tires — to the county yard at 25780 Johnson Road that day. This is on the right just beyond the Idyllwild Fire Station. DWR…
Last week, the Idyllwild Water District board adopted its fiscal year 2016-17 budget. The total budget (water and sewer programs) is expected to be $1.7 million, which is about $100,000 less than the current year. These amounts do not include capital program investments. Revenues are estimated to be $2.3 million (the combination of both programs)…
The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce offices were ransacked on Saturday night, Feb. 16. Vandals gained entrance through a back sliding door. File drawers were opened and files were scattered throughout the office. One particular file in a file drawer that normally contains the Chamber cash box was the only one with papers jutting out of…
Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Director Jim Gates verbally resigned from the board Tuesday, June 15 but submitted a letter of resignation June 27. He resigned for personal reasons. The district is still waiting to find out from the county how this will impact the August elections and what steps will need to be taken….