Caltrans is requiring chains on Highway 243, Highway 371 and Highway 74 from Hemet to Palm Desert.
Chains required
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Caltrans is requiring chains on Highway 243, Highway 371 and Highway 74 from Hemet to Palm Desert.
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three — Board President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who…
An anonymous report to State of California authorities resulted in the state Department of Social Services shutting down the preschool program at Town Hall effective Thursday, May 24. The reason cited was lack of a state license. The state’s Health and Safety Code authorizes the Department of Social Services to regulate public and private childcare…
Earthquakes are a major threat for Hill residents. Not only fire, but shaking ground can cause a significant emergency for those people living on the Hill. The Mountain Disaster Preparedness group is focused on preparing and responding to disasters that might occur on the Hill. While fire threats dominate our summer and fall thoughts, other…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, March 18 to 25, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance March 18 — Medical aid, Lodge Road, Idyllwild. March 19 — Walk-in medical aid. March 20 — Medical aid, South Circle Drive, Idyllwild. March 20 — Medical aid, Fern Valley Road, Idyllwild….
(This story was taken from a State Parks press release.) Mt. San Jacinto State Park spokesperson Todd Friedman reported four rescues involving 12 hikers in the wilderness, all on Sunday. State Parks received a call of a missing hiker at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The 45-year-old man from Huntington Beach got separated from his scouting troop…
The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald eagle counts for this winter. The three remaining counts will be on the Saturday mornings of Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 12. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving in the area in late November and leave in late March or early April. During the winter,…