
Photo by John Pacheco


Photos by J.P. Crumrine
Planned outage hit Friday
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Fairway Market closed its doors during the planned power outage on Friday. Manager Diana Johnson, pictured, worked through the outage. Idyllwild went without power for several hours. Several businesses, including Idyllwild Chevron, stayed open, powering their stores with back-up generators. Photo by John Pacheco



Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 8, Riverside County Code Enforcement and sheriff’s deputies arrived in Idyllwild, obtained enough evidence and closed two medical marijuana dispensaries for violations of land-use codes. One of the dispensaries (top photo) is on the corner of Highway 243 and Pine Crest Avenue. The other is in the Village Lane. However, shortly after…
Idyllwild residents woke to heavy rain, while those at the higher elevations (Fern Valley and Pine Cove) found a dusting of snow …
Esther Kennedy, director of Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat Center, is returning to Adrian, Mich., the motherhouse of her Dominican order of Catholic sisters. A new director, Jill Breslau, arrives in June. “It’s been an extraordinary 11 years of my life and I have loved every minute of it,” Kennedy said. “I feel welcomed and loved…
A new countywide ambulance service contract was approved 3-1 at the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s Tuesday morning meeting. Only 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries opposed it, because he favored new competition for the contract. In the new contract, effective July 1, the county ambulance provider, American Medical Response, will take over emergency medical service…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 5 to 11. Idyllwild • Nov. 5 — Noise complaint, 4:19 p.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Alarm call, 8:53 a.m., Hill St. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Assist other…
Nancy Layton, chair of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee, in consultation with fire Chief Patrick Reitz canceled the committee’s Feb. 17 meeting. The next scheduled committee meeting is Tuesday, March 17. “… we do not have pressing business or substantial regular business of the Finance Committee to attend to next week,” Layton said…