Two traffic incidents took place on Hill roads over the last week including one suspected driving under the influence/alcohol. At 12:25 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, Zachariah House, 21, of Idyllwild, was driving a white 1998 Chevy Prism northbound on Highway 243, three-tenths of a mile north of Highway 74 in Mountain Center, when he crossed…
Thousands of dollars in fines, too Operating a medical marijuana dispensary in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County is currently illegal. But it is a civil violation, a violation of the county’s land-use ordinance, not a criminal violation. Nevertheless, on Sept. 21, a Riverside County judge directed “two men to spend five days in jail…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 24 to 30. Idyllwild • Sept. 24 — Found property, 9:52 a.m., 53000 block of Marian View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 24 — Suspect info, 12:08 p.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 25…
Last night, Tuesday, Oct. 3, at about 9:15 p.m., a fire was report on or near Black Mountain. This afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, Gerrelaine Alcordo, deputy public affairs officer at the San Bernardino National Forest reported the Azalea Fire is holding at 12 acres and is already 80 percent contained. Firefighters have spread retardant around…
On weekends after a major snow, our village has been pummeled by snow-play visitors. Trespassing, streets clogged with illegally parked cars, littering and other nasty behaviors were rampant. With social media advertising Idyllwild as a snow-play destination and exploding populations on all sides of the Hill, the situation will likely continue. Right now, Idyllwild has…
My wife Iris and I set off to Palm Desert in our sedan. I started off as the passenger and put my jacket, pipe and tobacco pouch on the roof and entered the car. I then reached up and put the jacket and pouch on the back seat. When we got to PD, I went…
At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors passed its final budget for fiscal year 2017-18 without any further discussion. The total budget from county revenue is about $800 million, an $8 million increase from County Executive Officer George Johnson’s proposed budget in July. “These increases will not prevent us from achieving…
Hoping for more sway in party choices The California presidential primary is changing — again! Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 568, which moves the California presidential primary to March. This is not the first time the Legislature has designated March as the time for the state to influence the selection of national presidential candidates….
In furtherance of the initial response to our Memberships drive, readers of the Town Crier on and off the Hill are converting their old subscriptions into new Memberships. This can be done at any time; no need to wait until your old subscription runs out. Becky is adept at tacking on remaining old-subscription weeks onto…
Editor: Enough is enough. Too much has been torn down already and torn apart. We must do something to keep our rights and liberties. I am so frustrated I could spit. What should we do? Speak up and out, don’t just shrug your shoulders and say, “Times have changed.” They certainly have changed, shamefully. This…
