The Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website is updating cases weekly. Cases will be updated every Wednesday beginning July 7. The county continues to update the numbers Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) regarding the COVID-19 shot.The county announced, “officials said updates to the county’s website were delayed as state health officials ‘reconciled’…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met Wednesday to evaluate the district’s legal counsel and discuss the seven received proposals. No reportable action was taken. According to IWD Board Vice President Peter Szabadi, the board will have another meeting to have contact with potential candidates. Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) legal counsel, Best, Best…
The newspaper received information regarding a possible burglary on Daryll Road last week and contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s media information bureau (MIB) for information.“Our agency responded to a reported residential burglary near the 55000 block of Daryll Road, Idyllwild, on June 23, 2021, at 8:39 a.m.,” MIB wrote. “It appears arrests were made….
Nitya Rawal, 47, of Idyllwild, was arrested June 4 at Pine Crest Avenue and South Circle Drive for allegedly receiving stolen property (motor vehicle) and taking a vehicle without owner’s consent. Rawal is being held at Robert Presley Detention Center. No bail or next court date has been set.Patrick Price II, 26, of Idyllwild, was…
The U.S. Forest Service – San Bernardino National Forest still has not released the cause of the Bonita Fire. The wildland fire was reported at 1:16 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15.The newspaper previously reported the fire forced the evacuation of Mountain Center and road closures at Morris Ranch Road and Borco Street on Highway 74 and…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners met last week at its normal time: the fourth Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. The frequency of meetings and the time has been brought up multiple times in the past as an agenda item.The district presented Sturgeon Electric with a plaque for donating the…
The Scenic Fire, a vegetation fire in Pinyon Pines, was reported about 4 p.m. Friday, June 25. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – San Bernardino National Forest and Cal Fire responded with ground and air resources.USFS initially reported it as a 2-acre fire “in an extremely remote location on Sheep Mountain within the Santa Rosa…
There is some good news after a bit of uncertainty as to whether or not the county would issue a permit for this year’s Idyllwild Rotary Independence Day Parade. Idyllwild will have an Independence Day Parade this year. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. It will begin at Fern Valley Four…
A structure fire on Sylvan Way in Pine Cove Sunday was initially reported as a vegetation fire. The fire was reported about 12:15 p.m. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Station 23 was first on scene. A firefighter told the newspaper they could see the flames from the engine on the way to the scene once…
Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Director Jim Gates verbally resigned from the board Tuesday, June 15 but submitted a letter of resignation June 27. He resigned for personal reasons. The district is still waiting to find out from the county how this will impact the August elections and what steps will need to be taken….
