(This story was taken from a USDA press release.) U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan K. Zinke joined forces in Boise, Idaho, last Friday at the National Incident Fire Command Center for a tour and briefing on the upcoming wildfire season. Following the events, the secretaries sent a memorandum to…
(This story is from a California News Publishers Association release.) On Tuesday, May 30, the California Assembly overwhelmingly approved a measure that would impose fines on agencies that knowingly violate the California Public Records Act. AB 1479 by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) would give courts the power to charge a government agency up to $5,000 for delaying or…
Baseball Town Hall Youth Sports Coordinator Cindy Luna gave this report for Youth Baseball last week. T-Ball League: The T-ball season came to an exciting finish for the record crowd on Thursday, June 1. Idyllwild Vacation Rentals Angel Ethan Caster led off with a Baltimore chop, getting him to first base almost before the ball…
Idyllwild Town Crier Staff Reporter Marshall Smith has garnered another honorable mention this year, this one for Best Sports Feature Story for “Todd Carpenter finishes first in under 50 in Race Across the West” that ran last year. The award was from the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Editorial Contest in the Daily and…
By Marsha Kennedy Idyllwild Snow Group A couple months ago, the Snow Group conducted a straw poll among about a third of Idyllwild businesses regarding the effects of snow-play visitors. Almost 90 percent of those we spoke with said their experiences were negative, that this particular kind of tourist creates challenges while contributing little or…
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire in the county area of Old Banning-Idyllwild Road and Mt. Edna Road at 4:18 p.m. Sunday, June 4. The first arriving chief officer reported a ¼-acre vegetation fire burning at a slow rate of spread. The fire grew to 7 acres, but the forward…
According to the preliminary California Highway Patrol report, at 4:55 p.m. Sunday, June 4, John Gallegos, 52, of Rancho Mirage, was driving his blue 2014 Volkswagen eastbound on Franklin Drive, 30 feet east of Highway 243, when he made a right turn and ran into a fence. Gallegos fled the scene and was eventually picked…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, May 28 to June 3. Idyllwild • May 28 — Burglary, Middle Ridge Dr. Handled by deputy. • May 28 — Alarm call, 24000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • May 29 — Barking dog,…
(Some of this story was taken from a Climate Science Alliance press release) Climate Science Alliance South Coast Director Dr. Amber Pairis was among eight recipients honored nationally on May 8, for helping safeguard America’s valuable natural resources. Pairis is a former Idyllwild resident. “I grew up in Idyllwild (age 5 and up) and lived there until…
(This story was taken from two Riverside County University Health System press releases.) Testing is being urged after active tuberculosis was diagnosed at three hospitals in Riverside County. Riverside County health officials are working with administrators at Hemet Valley Medical Center in Hemet and Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside to determine who may have been…
