The California Highway Patrol is reporting that mud and rock slide is blocking the eastbound lane on Highway 74 between McGaugh and McCall Park roads below Mountain Center. The slide was reported just after 3 p.m. Thursday. A boulder has fallen onto the eastbound lane just east of McCall Park Road and was reported at…
Riverside County begins 2019 with a sanctioned cannabis industry. As of Dec. 26, 2018, the county began accepting applications for distribution, manufacturing, testing and wholesale nursery facilities within the unincorporated areas. The first step in obtaining a county permit is the submission of conditional use permit. Also, each enterprise must have an appropriate state license….
After less than one week in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his proposed budget for fiscal year 2019-20, which begins July 1. The total budget recommendation is $209.1 billion. Newsom’s budget proposal, benefiting from unexpectedly large revenue, addresses many issues, which he raised during the campaign and continues Gov. Jerry Brown’s concern about preserving the…
On Thursday, Jan. 10, Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held a telephone conference to discuss CMS efforts to build greater transparency of medical costs. The purpose is to offer patients more information about the cost of prospective procedures and surgery, thus allowing them to include the cost of the…
Influenza season began and is active in Riverside County. Last week, county officials announced that a 4-year-old girl died and had tested positive for influenza. This is the second pediatric flu-associated death in California this flu season. This is the third flu-related death in Riverside County since the 2018-19 flu season began. According to Jose…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Jan. 11 — Traffic collision, 10:03 p.m. Hwy. 74, 1/4 mile west o Cranston Fire Station. • Jan. 12 — Traffic collision, 1:39 a.m. Hwy. 243 approx. 3 miles north of Mt. Edna Rd. • Jan. 12…
A crash on Highway 74, about a quarter-mile west of Cranston Station, resulted in the death of Idyllwild local Russell Alyn Bomgardner. According to the still unfinished California Highway Patrol report, at 9:57 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, Bomgardner, 26, was driving a 2004 red Ford Ranger pickup truck westbound on Highway 74 near Blackburn Road…
Editor: I’ve been coming to Idyllwild since the mid ’70s and learned a little along the way, having lived here full-time since 2010. And recently, I’ve been seeing some very disturbing trends. Our mountain community is being invaded by snow visitors, many of whom seem to think that public urination and defecation are perfectly acceptable,…
Editor: Anger, fear and outrage are nagging symptoms experienced daily by American voters. Some citizens are currently convinced mayhem and destruction lurk at our border, and reliable media coverage is scarce. Even more believe an autocratic, inhumane leader threatens freedom, safety and the democratic process. Until 2017, a system of checks and balances guaranteed crazy…
Editor: Idyllwild residents need an education in drinking water use on our mountain. There are four types of drinking water: ground, spring, surface and reclaimed water. Groundwater is by far the cleanest, safest and most reliable to drink with two exceptions: shallow surface wells which require excessive chlorination due to contamination taking surface water masquerading…
