Area experiences earthquake
By Idyllwild Town Crier
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook Anza about 10:45 a.m. Friday, June 28. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles northwest of Anza and 8 miles west southwest of Idyllwild. The quake could be felt in Idyllwild.
In the past week, a series of six earthquakes shook the Idyllwild area along the San Jacinto Fault. The first was at about 3:45 Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, and was the largest and closest. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake could be felt throughout Idyllwild. The epicenter was about 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a tire event in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5. Residents may bring old and unwanted tires — only tires — to the county yard at 25780 Johnson Road that day. This is on the right just beyond the Idyllwild Fire Station. DWR…
At the Fern Valley Water District board meeting, General Manager Steve Erler noted that decreased water pressure cited by some firefighters responding to the Howland fire may have been the result of an older 4-inch line feeding Howland. “Firefighters took water from the hydrants at the dead end at the top of Howland and from…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, March 21 to 27. • March 21 — Vehicle vs. pedestrian, provide basic life support, 2:03 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• March 21 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 2:42 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• March 21 — Medical assist, 3:30 p.m….
General Manager (GM) Leo Havener was appointed board secretary at the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) directors’ meeting Wednesday night, Dec. 15. Charles Schelly was re-appointed president and Peter Szabadi was re-appointed vice president for 2022 in a unanimous vote.Besides a report from the Santa Ana River Watershed Weather Modification Pilot Program on cloud seeding (see…