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By Idyllwild Town Crier


About 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, an unidentified man from Hemet apparently had a seizure and drove his white 2005 Toyota Corolla into a parked silver 2015 Honda Civic on Ridgeview Drive, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Annestad. The Civic was parked in front of Suburban Propane. The Corolla driver was transported by Idyllwild Fire ambulance to Hemet Valley Medical Center in stable condition. No other occupants were involved as there were no passengers in the Corolla and the Desert Hot Springs owners of the parked Civic were not able to be located. Idyllwild Garage towed both considerably damaged vehicles.
Covered California™ confirmed that last Monday was its deadline for open enrollment in an exchange health insurance plan and announced its policies for completing an application for health care coverage. “Covered California is not extending its deadline for applying for a health plan,” CC Executive Director Peter V. Lee said. “However, we’re committed to helping…
The national protest against Monsanto Company and its genetically modified food products touched Idyllwild, as well as the nation. Local protest organizers began assembling around 11 a.m. Saturday to prepare signs and placards. About noon, the march of several dozen people started on North Circle Drive and continued to Strawberry Plaza, the location of Harvest…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District reported these incident from Saturday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 19. • Sept. 11 — Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 12:06 A.M. Fern Valley Rd.• Sept. 11 — Traffic crash with injuries, information, investigation & enforcement, 2:54 a.m. Doubleview Dr.• Sept. 11 — EMS call, provide advanced life support,…
Will Steichen Recreation & Program DirectorIdyllwild Community Center After a short break, Co-ed Volleyball is back in action. Games are played at Buckhorn Camp every Monday, Tuesday and Friday for the remainder of March, with the playoffs slated to take place early April. On behalf of ICC and all participants, we want to extend our…
While the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce is reviewing its goals and objectives, the group is preparing for the 2012 fire season, which may be longer and drier than recent years. Revising Goals and Objectives The members began revising the objectives at the November meeting. The current set was developed in 2003 in response to the…