According to owner/chef Steve Davis, the cause of the structure fire at Stevie’s Hungry Habit and Thirsty Rabbit … “appears to be an electrical fire that started outside and could have been much worse. That building is notorious for its crazy electrical stuff. Davis said no one was in the building, housing his breakfast, lunch…
Editor’s note: This was taken from RUHS information.Riverside University Health System (RUHS) has a program called Take My Hand™ to offer help and recovery for Riverside County residents. The program was started in April 2020 in response to the global pandemic.A live certified peer support specialist (PSS), a person who has lived the experience in…
Editor’s note: This is taken from a Riverside County press release.Volunteers are encouraged to sign up now for the 2022 Point-in-Time Count, an annual survey of homeless adults and youth in cities and unincorporated communities across Riverside County.More than 700 volunteers are needed for the 2022 count scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26. Volunteers from nonprofits,…
Dear editor:Happy New Year. I hope all of our community members enjoyed the beautiful and much needed rain and snow as much as I did. It was clean, natural, steady and stayed at higher elevations, just as Mother Nature intended.If the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) has its way, our future storms may not…
An Idyllwild man convicted of a felony on Aug. 8, 2021, and placed on probation was arrested again on Dec. 27 for violating probation.Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested Ryan Jacob Wycoff, 44, then living in Pinyon, on May 7, 2021, on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, a felony charge.He failed…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2. • Dec. 27 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 11:15 a.m. Cedar St.• Dec. 27 — EMS call, provide ALS, 1:31 p.m. Deerfoot Ln.• Dec. 27 — Public service assist, 5:11 p.m. S. Circle Dr.•…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats discussed the latest at ARF.Phil: Whew. The holidays are behind us.Whiskers: And we still have the cold, probably snowy, winter ahead.Don: That could work in our favor. It’s cold out, but a warm cat in a human’s lap is the perfect cure.Whiskers: That’s right!…
70 years ago – 1952Skiing was fair to good. There was plenty of snow above 7,000 feet. 65 years ago – 1957Janet Froehlich was engaged to Bill Riley of Hemet. Janet had worked two summers on the Town Crier staff. 60 years ago – 1962A New Year’s dance at the Inn raised $300 for school…
Editor’s note: This was taken from an Associates press release. Saturday, Dec. 18, the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation (AIAF) made a holiday gift to the Scholarship Fund of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. The gift of $40,000 was one of the largest single donations the Associates have made in recent years….
By David JeromeCorrespondent New rules that took effect Jan. 1 mandate that pigs (and other animals raised for meat sold in California) be raised in cages large enough for them to turn around in. 2018’s Prop 12 passed with 2-1 approval by voters, even though farm animals were not allowed to vote. Press coverage has…
