
Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake
Crash Sunday at Nature Center
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Winter appeared to arrive last week. At least Mt. San Jacinto Peak and some higher-level elevation neighborhoods, such as upper Fern Valley, Humber Park and Pine Cove, briefly saw a few inches of snow. The center of Idyllwild was drenched from the rainfall, but snow was noticeably absent, as were the “snow-play visitors.” No winner…
Monitoring of underground leakage of petroleum products is continuing near and around the Chevron Station in Idyllwild. RM Environmental Inc. of Calimesa continues to monitor the site semi-annually for the presence of various hydrocarbons. The latest results, reported last month from samples taken in December, detected total petroleum hydrocarbons and methyl-tertiary-butyl ether on the site…
Four people are still officially listed as missing through the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD).The Town Crier contacted RCSD media information bureau over the weekend for any updates on the cases of missing people Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Dia Abrams and Rosario Garcia.As of press time, RCSD had not responded to our request for new…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District Chief Patrick Reitz announced that Saturday’s planned Open House has been canceled. The forecast of rain, nearly all day, is the reason for the cancellation. But there will be another opportunity to interact with the Chief and staff later this month. “We are planning on setting up a similar display downtown…
Recently enforced e-waste disposal fees at the Idyllwild Transfer Station, ($25 per electronic waste item for televisions, computer screens or similarly covered electronic items) are not the only fees local residents desiring to responsibly recycle and dispose of electronic waste will have to pay. Consumers may actually be paying twice to recycle certain items. As…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has now officially and formally “approved” the Pfizer vaccine for use. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines remain Authorized for Emergency Use (AEU) and have applied for official and formal approval.The CDC reports: “The current 7-day moving average of daily new U.S. COVID cases increased 14% compared with…