

MCFSC conducts brush abatement in Twin Pines
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The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council conducted fuel abatement in Twin Pines last week. Pino Tree Service did the clearing, including removal of large piles of brush, on the steep mountain side below the dome house foundation. This was the site deaths of the Forest Service firefighters during the Esperanza Fire in 2006. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

The citizen members of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee are Chris Davis and Susan Weisbart. David Gogerty was chosen as an alternate citizen member. The commission established the Finance Committee in November. Besides two citizen members, two commissioners and the fire chief will compose the committee. Its function is to assist the chief…
Four directors leave board in 2016 By JP Crumrine News Editor If anyone is glad 2017 is nearly here, it may be the staff at the Idyllwild Water District. Truly, 2016 has been a tumultuous 12 months. During the span, the district has seen its general manger resign, some staff, as well as four directors….
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 4 to 10. Idyllwild • Feb. 4 — Assist other department, 12:10 p.m., 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 5 — Public disturbance, 12:11 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 5…
Last week, the Town Crier reported on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors asking the county executive and its legal staff to develop recommendations to cope with the dramatic dismissal of criminal cases before they could come to trial. The Riverside County Superior Court issued some comments about the situation last week. District Attorney Michael…
This season’s flu vaccine is 23 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its effectiveness was reduced this year because between the time the components of the vaccine were determined and the fall when the vaccine was available the most prevalent influenza virus “drifted” or mutated. “This estimate is relatively low…
Rob Rutherford, 57, of Idyllwild, will have no more court hearings for a while. After another arrest for driving under the influence, he pleaded guilty on June 18 to a felony charge of driving under the influence and blood alcohol level greater than .08 percent. Judge Jorge C. Hernandez accepted his plea, but refused any…