70 years ago – 1947 The Chamber of Commerce announced that a deputy sheriff would be assigned to the area, and a new switchboard would be installed in the summer to handle 200 phones. • • • A University of Southern California movie crew photographed the Chamber meeting for a film dealing with the proposed…
Idy School hosts SJ Academy Hockey Youth Hockey Correspondent and proud Dad Brian Smith gave this report on Youth Hockey. This week, the Wildcats were in Panorama City playing the California Heat. The first period was evenly matched with scoring chances at both ends. After a hard-fought second period, the game still remained…
Trinity Houston, executive director of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, was surprised when there was some pushback from several attending filmmakers or their representatives over the film “Standpoint” winning five IIFC awards, including Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. “Standpoint” was made in 2016 by students at…
Two out of 11 rodents collected in late December from the San Timoteo Canyon at the Norton Younglove Reserve near the city of Beaumont have tested positive for hantavirus. The California Department of Public Health confirmed that the mice Riverside County Environmental Health officials submitted have tested positive for the virus. Over the past decade,…
The Idyllwild Library, in partnership with Fern Creek Medical Center, is sponsoring a series of lectures about chronic health conditions. To be held at the library, the series began Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a lecture and presentation on chronic pain. The next event in this free series is on Tuesday, March 21, with a presentation…
American Legion Post 800 Commander Danny Richardson said the Legion Warming Center has been open for the last four days. “I called the county and notified JP at the Town Crier who posted it online,” said Richardson. “We’ve stayed open till 8 at night if there were people here. I also notified IFPD Chief Reitz…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 15 to 21. Idyllwild • Jan. 15 — Noise complaint, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 15 — Two reports of shots fired, N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 15 — Follow-up, address withheld….
Even with four days of treacherous winter weather, the California Highway Patrol reported only two incidents from Wednesday, Jan. 18, through Tuesday, Jan. 24. At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Rafael Hernandez, 45, (no city of residence given) had been driving his 2017 red Toyota Camry on Highway 74 westbound just past the intersection with…
Influenza season has already had an auspicious beginning. Fourteen adult deaths have occurred in the state and were attributable to the flu. The first death in Riverside County occurred two weeks ago and was that of a child. The child was 12 years old and lived in western Riverside County. The child was admitted to…
The defense motion to eliminate the prior strikes against Marcus Green was denied earlier this month. Green, 51, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has filed two…
