The U.S. Forest Service (FS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are developing Comprehensive River Management plans (CRMPs) for the Deep Creek and Whitewater River Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSRs) on the San Bernardino National Forest and in BLM’s California Desert District. All of Deep Creek is under FS jurisdiction and, therefore, the Deep…
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Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Feb. 21 to 27. • Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:30 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:41 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled en route, 1:48 a.m. Temecula.Feb. 21 — Dispatched & canceled…
Much of the Feb. 16 Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors meeting was taken up with concerns of future supply and demand as both public members and directors debated over several issues.Gene Schneider, an Idyllwild resident most of his life, expressed concern over the two housing projects before the Riverside County Planning Commission for…
Caltrans is in the early stages of planning significant work on Highway 243 from Mountain Center to Banning. Planning is underway and funding has not been confirmed for the project. If it is approved, the work is likely to be lengthy and traffic control will be necessary, according to Terri Kasinga, chief of Public and…
Local attorney and physical therapist Bill Whitman had a brush with the dark side of geo-politics this month. He had scheduled a visit to a clinic in Ukraine, but history in the form of the Russian military intervened: “Things started to get hot and I started looking for alternatives and while on layover in Istanbul,…
Yes, it was cold last week. Record-setting cold temperatures shattered several previous daytime record lows. For three consecutive days, Tuesday to Thursday, Feb. 22 to 24, the daytime maximum temperature was the lowest in years. But by Friday and over the weekend, the “Ice Age” began to fade. It all began Tuesday, Feb. 22. The…
As of Tuesday, Riverside County Public Health (RCPH) reported a total of 305 cases of COVID in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove community with 263 recovered and six deaths, leaving 36 currently active cases — that’s all the same as last week, which had been a tremendous 125% increase in active cases over the week before.Anza has…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Feb. 14 to 20. • Feb. 14 — Walk-in medical assist, provide basic life support, 11:25 a.m. Maranatha Dr.• Feb. 14 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 2:05 p.m. Marian View Dr.• Feb. 14 — Walk-in medical assist, provide BLS,…
An Idyllwild man being held without bail at the Southwest Detention Center on four felony charges changed his not-guilty pleas to guilty pleas in a Riverside County Superior Court Monday, Feb. 7. He will be sentenced May 26.The four charges against James Daniel Ellis, 43, are evading arrest; taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent;…
