

Station 23 in Pine Cove gets “new” fire engine
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Riverside County has provided Station 23 (Pine Cove) with a new engine. This engine is 5 years old and was originally assigned to a desert station. With a tight turning radius, it will be an added benefit to the Hill’s firefighting force.

At last week’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the county Registrar of Voters reported the precinct results from the Nov. 6 election. Hill voters were generally of a similar mind as voters throughout the local districts and the county. However, there were a few noticeable differences and the most striking was the local turnout. Hill precincts…
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Cal Fire will conduct a prescribed burn in Idyllwild this week. About 125 piles of brush and slash will be burned, located at Camp Maranatha at 54162 Maranatha Drive. The area is between the camp and the Idyllwild Nature Center, according to Division Chief Bill Weiser. The burn will be between Tuesday, Feb. 2, and…
Hikers on the Round Valley Hiking Trail discovered an unresponsive 46-year-old man in full cardiac arrest around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Hikers notified rangers at the mountaintop Tram Station. According to Mark Hudgens, state park superintendent, rangers went to the scene with an automated external defibrillator. Hikers who had found the man had…
Three motorcycles and a pick-up truck were involved in a collision on Highway 243 1 mile north of Round Robin Drive on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Darren Meyer, resulting in major and minor injures. Three motorcycles were traveling southbound when the first crossed over the double-yellow line and collided head-on…
By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Idyllwild’s Fourth of July celebrations begin with the 57th-annual parade the Idyllwild Rotary Club has sponsored for over 20 years. This classic small-town parade is long on substance, and short on boredom. The parade is one of a variety of traditions heralding freedom, liberty and neighborly love on this tectonic day. Yet…