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Last week, state officials again urged residents to get a flu shot. While influenza activity has been low so far this flu season, it began to rise at the end of December. While not widespread in California, the number of cases has been growing. “Many California counties, and other states, are reporting patients who are…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Nov. 19 to 25, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Nov. 19 — Walk-in medical aid. Nov. 19 — Medical aid, Hemstreet Place, Idyllwild. Nov. 20 — False alarm, Highway 74, Mountain Center. Nov. 20 — Medical aid, Rockdale Drive, Idyllwild. Nov….
The ballots have been cast for the election of Idyllwild’s first mayor. A lot of treats and kibble were being exchanged last week, according to my olfactory system. They will be announced 4 p.m., Sunday, July 1, at a barbecue at ARF on Highway 243.
Shawn Gooch, 39, of Idyllwild, was arrested in October and in November pleaded guilty to the charge of inflicting corporal injury with a prior conviction within seven years. Sentencing was deferred until Gooch enrolled and completed a residential substance abuse treatment program. Earlier this month, the Riverside County Probation Department reported to the Superior Court…
Driving under the influence was the cause of the only crash on Hill roads over the last week. At 12:55 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, Ronald Cook, 48, of Hemet, was driving his black 2007 Volkswagen Jetta eastbound on Highway 74 just west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center when he ran off the road…
While they have been Idyllwild residents for only 12 years, the approaching departure of Karen and Don Patterson will leave a mark as visible as the burn scars from a fire or the trenches from a quake. Karen has been executive director of the HELP Center since 2007. Just as she was getting adjusted, the…