Fatality was a rock climber
By Idyllwild Town Crier
In the annual spring rains and snowstorms, more precipitation fell on the Hill this past weekend. From Saturday through Sunday, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 0.4 inches of rain, which brought the total since July 1 to 26.4 inches. The Pine Cove weather station recorded 0.33 inches of rain and more than…
On Sept. 13, 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2449, which modifies the Ralph M. Brown Act under which the local water districts, fire protection district and historical review board must conduct meetings open to the public. These modifications go into effect Jan. 1, 2023. (Pursuant to other bills previously enacted,…
The Idyllwild Fire District’s Finance Committee held a brief meeting Monday afternoon. The first item was public comments and Jeff Smith of Pine Cove, pointed out that the posted and distributed agenda said the meeting was “Wednesday, July 7” instead of “Monday.” Since the public might be confused as to the actual meeting date, Smith…
Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 meeting. The next scheduled meeting is May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that took the lives of Cal Fire Assistant Chief and Idyllwild native Josh Bischof, Cal Fire Capt. Tim Rodriguez and contract pilot Tony Souza. The crash occurred while Bischof and Rodriguez were responding to the Broadway Fire, near Cabazon, Sunday…
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…
