The 1949 to 1953 Town Criers are now available on the GenealogyBank.com website. Access requires a subscription to the website.
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The 1949 to 1953 Town Criers are now available on the GenealogyBank.com website. Access requires a subscription to the website.
Around 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, three cars were involved in collisions at Paradise Corners, the junction of highways 371 and 74. The crashes injured two people, one who had to be transported by helicopter and another by ambulance. The incident is still being investigated according to CHP Information Officer Darren Meyer, but appears to have been caused by one motorist making a left turn directly in front of another. The third vehicle rear-ended the second vehicle.
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • July 27 — Medical aid, 11:00 a.m. Hwy. 243. • July 27 — Medical aid, 12:08 p.m. Pinecrest Ave. • July 27 — Medical aid, 12:40 p.m. Double View Dr. • July 27 — Walk-in medical aid, 5:59 p.m. •…
About 8 a.m. Saturday, July 8, deputies responded to Humber Park regarding notice of a deceased hiker. The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit, Coroner’s Bureau and the Sheriff’s Department volunteers from the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted with the recovery. The body of George J. Wu, 51, of Newport Beach was recovered from the…
Melissa Diaz Hernandez has helmed the Town Crier as editor for going on two years now. For the past year, she has championed the causes of missing persons connected with our Hill, each week publishing the information we had on each of the most recent cases and hoping that perhaps some new Town Crier reader…
Caltrans is planning a major project on the entire length of Highway 243 tentatively in early 2025 and is asking the public whether a public hearing should be held. “The proposed project includes pavement rehabilitation, culver repair, Midwest guardrail system upgrades, sign panel replacement, lighting rehabilitation, curb ramp upgrades and roadside safety improvements,” according to…
In the past week, several earthquakes occurred on the Hill and in nearby areas. All were less than 3.0 magnitude. On Monday, April 7 about 7 p.m., a 2.6 magnitude tremor occurred about 11 miles south of Aguanga. On Wednesday, April 9, two more quakes shook the Hill softly. About 7:50 a.m., a 2.5 magnitude…