

PHOTO: MDP’s ‘boots on the ground’ exercise
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Mountain Disaster Preparedness conducted a four-hour “boots on the ground” exercise on Saturday. Here at the Town Hall Disaster Assistance Station, acting group commander Ian Schoenleber (standing center, back to camera) discusses the scenario with fellow team members. Photo by Cheryl Basye

Three traffic crashes took place over the last week on Hill roads, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. At 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, Matthew Stuart, 20, of Hemet, was driving his white 2002 Mazda Protégé sedan westbound on Highway 74, 300 feet east of Strawberry Creek, when he made an…
About 5:30 a.m., this morning a 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred about 4 miles south of Idyllwild. It was originally estimated to be 3.4 magnitude. The quake rumbled for several seconds before endingin a boom. No major damage has been reported. No further information is available.
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 29 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Oct. 30 — Medical aid, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild. Oct. 30 — Medical aid, Saunders Meadow Road. Nov. 1 — Traffic collision,…
The Village Lane and Village Market were the focus of last week’s Idyllwild Historic Preservation District Local Review Board meeting at the library. Chair Warren Monroe relayed to other board members and to Riverside County Parks planner and architect Yun Baird that he had visited with Paul White of Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew about…
Sometime between 11:45 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. today, a vehicle smashed into the side of Village Hardware, where merchandise is displayed in a covered area. Village Hardware owner Larry Donahoo said the hit-and-run was discovered just after noon when an employee went out the side of the building. No one inside heard the crash, as…
According to USFS PIO Kate Kramer, we can thank the Southridge, Westridge and Shady fuel breaks for keeping the Cranston Fire from burning Idyllwild. The fire is traveling east. A Type 1 Incident Command Team is being set up near Lake Hemet by 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters are expecting temperatures exceeding 100 degrees today. From…