Forest Service conducting burns in Idyllwild
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The U.S. forest Service was conducting pile burning along the West Ridge Fuelbreak Thursday, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions. The “Burn Boss” was Brett Pascale of the Vista Grande Hotshots, according to San Jacinto Ranger District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
About 20 people took time from the busy Labor Day weekend to attend a not-widely announced public session with Capt. Leonard Purvis of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet Station, who came to Idyllwild Saturday morning, Sept. 2, to discuss the local crime conditions. He first visited with the Pine Cove Property Owners Association and…
A head-on collision at about 6:50 p.m. Saturday, April 18, resulted in a fatality that closed Highway 74 in both directions near Bull Canyon Road (40 feet west of mile marker 73.75) to just above Palm Desert. The closure lasted until 11:01 p.m. according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. Teresa Gonzalez,…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society will host their annual Home Tour this Saturday, September 13. This is the Society’s most important fundraising event of the year, and a rare chance to tour some of Idyllwild’s most interesting homes. IAHS President Ed Warner provided a preview of the five unique homes that will be open that…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 22 to 28. Idyllwild • Jan. 22 — Alarm call, 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 24 — Alarm call, Fernleaf Dr. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 24 — Public disturbance, Johnson Rd….
Gov. Edmund Brown last Friday signed legislation sponsored by a state senate Republican to increase penalties for committing arson in California. Assembly Bill 930 extends the current sunset provisions until January 2019. They expired on Jan. 1, 2014. It will also increase the value of property damage from $6.5 million to $7 million. Re-instating the…
The Idyllwild Downtown Historic District is closer to having a working board and design guidelines approved and in place, according to Keith Herron, county historic preservation officer, who said they have recieved applications for all five board seats. “Now we have to verify that all are still interested and that they live within three miles…
