
The heavy, wet snow broke this black oak tree branch that blew the back window of Bev Tyner’s car on Cougar Road Friday, May 15.
Photo courtesy Bev Tyner
Tree branch causes damage
By Idyllwild Town Crier

The heavy, wet snow broke this black oak tree branch that blew the back window of Bev Tyner’s car on Cougar Road Friday, May 15.
Photo courtesy Bev Tyner
At 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, a non-injury, hit-and-run collision involving two vehicles occurred on North Circle Drive, south of Pine Crest Avenue. A parked car, a 2015 gray Honda Odyssey, parked in a marked parking stall facing south on North Circle, was struck by a car traveling south on North Circle. There were no…
The death penalty will not be considered in the Pinyon triple murder cases. Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin filed a notice that he would not seek the death penalty if defendant Robert Pape, 29, were found guilty. In the Aug. 15 notice, Hestrin wrote “… after review of all facts and circumstances underlying the…
The current Fern Valley Water District board officers — President Robert Krieger, Vice President James Rees and Secretary Trisha Clark — were re-elected for a second one-year term at last Friday’s meeting. In other business, the board reviewed the mid-year financial report. General Manager Steve Erler reported that all expenses seemed on target since the…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee is exploring options to place a parcel-fee increase on the ballot this fall. Committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton appointed an ad hoc committee of herself and committee member Sue Weisbart to review the options for generating more income, including a parcel-fee increase to go before voters in…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 3 to 9. Idyllwild • June 3 — Miscellaneous criminal, 1:01 a.m., Cedar St. Handled by deputy. • June 3 — Found property, 1:14 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • June 4 — Suspicious vehicle, 8:19…
Diana “De” Eskew easily won election to a full-term as director of the Pine Cove Water District. She garnered 176 votes or 46.1 percent of the total. She was the choice of 80 percent of the district’s voters. “That makes me feel really good,” she said, when told of the results. Fellow Director Tim Lange,…