Nearly 100 turned out to the community meeting that Mountain Disaster Preparedness organized to educate residents about the purchase and use of generators. Opening the meeting, MDP President Mike Feyder and Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz stressed both the frequency of power outages and the length of them are going to increase in the future….
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held an unusual morning meeting Monday, Nov. 19. The agenda for the special meeting identified two potential litigation matters. One stated, “… the District is deciding whether to initiate litigation.” The second item stated that the district was concerned that it had significant exposure to litigation …” on…
At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing for Brandon McGlover, 32, of Temecula, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John M. Davis ruled that there was sufficient evidence to hold McGlover for trial as an arsonist, including the Cranston Fire this past July. After three days of testimony and submission of records, including a receipt for…
The Stratford Players, Idyllwild’s Shakespeare-focused theater troupe, regularly frolics in other fields of fancy. For their Christmas production, “Christmas On-Air,” they will return to the great days of radio comedy, with four holiday-themed radio romps. “It’s classic radio comedy at its heartwarming finest,” notes Artistic Director Marsha Kennedy. “It’s music, it’s laughter, it’s Christmas in…
Craig Finne, 61, was last heard from on June 21, 2018, and was reported missing July 15, 2018, in this area. He is a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair. Finne is transient and typically lived out of his vehicle, which was found July…
MDP hosts community meeting to discuss options Do you need or have a generator when a power outage occurs again on the Hill? The question does not ask if a power outage will occur, but when. Southern California Edison has already announced that its future policies will lean toward more frequently planned public-safety power shutoffs, independent…
Mountain Center Café’s Pearson family is extending a hand to another local family who recently lost their 15-year-old daughter in a traffic crash. Lilah Whitney lost her life in a traffic crash Sunday afternoon in Idyllwild when she was a passenger with both of her brothers in a vehicle that hit a rock. The brothers…
At about 11:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, U.S. Forest Service firefighters responded to a small vegetation wildfire off of Highway 74 near the old turkey ranch south of the highway, heading toward Hemet. The Turkey incident, a small spot fire, was quickly extinguished. No cause was given. U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fires firefighters also…
Editor: You have done a grave disservice to this mountain. You allowed the firefighting and water services to pat each other on the back, yet not highlight the broken hydrants and no hydrant maintenance on this mountain. Each hydrant could have been serviced at this point but nada. Shame on you. Jeff Smith Pine Cove
Editor: The Cranston Fire seems like it happened a short lifetime ago with all that’s been going on in the world around us. I’m writing you today to share my thoughts regarding an extraordinary outreach event that took place in Idyllwild a few weeks ago. Several weeks ago, my Facebook page posted several pictures of…
