
Forest Services Volunteer Association Fire Lookout Dan Roberts is one of the volunteers at Black Mountain Lookout, shown recently. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Forest Services Volunteer Association Fire Lookout Dan Roberts is one of the volunteers at Black Mountain Lookout, shown recently. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Four people officially listed as missing through the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) are still missing. The Town Crier contacted RCSD Friday morning for any updates on the cases of Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Dia Abrams and Rosario Garcia. According to CBS Channel 8 out of San Diego, multiple search warrants were issued by RCSD…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 9 to Oct. 15. Idyllwild • Oct. 9 — Follow-up, address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 9 — Area check, 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 9 — Disoriented subject, 55000…
Update 6:50 a.m., Monday — CAL FIRE, with mutual aid, gained 100 percent containment of the Gorgonio Fire yesterday evening. Firefighters expected full control today. The Fire’s size was determined to be 510 acres. Highway 243 was opened in both directions with out escort patrols yesterday evening, too. Update 1:45 p.m. — Cal Trans has…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council still has money available to help local property owners abate the land around structures, according to Executive Director Edwina Scott. The grant funds will disappear on July 1 unless Scott can obtain approval to extend the grant beyond the end of the fiscal year (June 30). Although it has…
On Wednesday night, Sept. 12, three chainsaws were taken from the trailer on the Idyllwild HELP Center property. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council’s Woodies contingent stores its equipment, which is used to cut and split firewood for the HELP Center’s clientele, in the trailer. This is second attack on the Woodies’ equipment. Earlier this…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 24 to 30. Idyllwild • June 24 — Suspicious circumstance, 9:08 a.m., Sunset View Dr. Handled by deputy. • June 24 — Area check, 3:19 p.m., 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • June…