The Idyllwild-Pine Cove area had one confirmed COVID-19 case as of the 1 p.m. April 3 Riverside University Health System-Public Health website update. On April 6, that number increased to two. The county also held a press conference on April 3 to let people know the four things that need to happen to flatten the…
A series of quakes shook the mountain Friday evening and continued throughout the weekend. The first in the series, a magnitude 4.9 east-southeast of Anza at 10.6 km depth, occurred at 6:53 p.m. That first quake was followed by four more: 3.6 magnitude at 6:54 p.m., a 2.9 and 3.0 magnitude quakes at 6:55 p.m….
A bill for economic relief finally passed Congress. Here’s the thing though … this bill provides more relief to big corporations than small businesses ($377 billion of the $2 trillion, but wait … there’s more) and individuals (approximately $560 billion between cash and unemployment payments, according to a story by NPR). It isn’t $500 billion…
The Idyllwild-Pine Cove area has one confirmed COVID-19 case as of 1 p.m. on April 3, according to the Riverside University Health System-Public Health website. The county also held a press conference at the same time the update was released to let people know the four things that need to happen to flatten the…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a “Stay-at-Home” order and the closure of non-essential businesses that the majority of locals are working to adhere to in order to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect fellow residents from infection. Idyllwild residents took to social media to express their frustrations regarding visitors coming up to utilize…
As COVID-19 testing increases in Riverside County, so does the number of confirmed cases, but that is expected. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, there were 371 confirmed cases (up from 59 last week) and 13 deaths (up from six last week) related to COVID-19. There are no confirmed cases in the area…
By Melissa Diaz Hernandez and Jenny Kirchner Editor and Reporter/Photographer Last week the Town Crier gave an update on the status of COVID-19 within Riverside County and here in Idyllwild. By press time last week, Riverside County had 16 confirmed cases and two deaths. As of 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, there are…
Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced that two of its roads, Bee Canyon Road (5S07) and Idyllwild Control Road (5S06), in the San Jacinto Mountains were going to close down a month each for repairs. “Due to this and next week’s storms, both road construction projects have been delayed and are currently scheduled to…
By Melissa Diaz Hernandez and Jenny KirchnerEditor and Reporter/Photographer Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser announced at Tuesday’s Riverside County Supervisors meeting that three deaths have occurred in the county as a result of COVID-19. Kaiser had issued a press release the evening prior stating that there were two deaths. As of the…
With the recent turnover of Idyllwild Water District (IWD) general managers, it was only a matter of time before a lawsuit was filed with allegations against the district. Former IWD General Manager Michael Creighton was fired from his role on Sept. 25, 2019. Creighton filed (Jan. 31) and served (Feb. 25) a wrongful termination lawsuit…
