By Riverside CountyContributed The county of Riverside executive office released a recommended budget (https://www.rivco.org/about-county/budget-and-financial-information) for FY 2021/22 that includes nearly $7 billion for vital regional and local services. The recommended budget demonstrates the values that drive the important work of the county. These priorities are to improve the quality of life for residents, transform the…
David O’Sullivan, of Ireland, was last seen at the Idyllwild Inn April 7, 2017. He was 25 years old when he went missing. The Fowler-O’Sullivan Foundation (FOF) website writes of him, “David [O’Sullivan] was thru-hiking NOBO on the Pacific Crest Trail [PCT] from Mexico to Canada. On April 6, 2017 he sent an email to…
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Saturday, May 22 to 29. Idyllwild• May 22 — Disoriented subject, 5:49 p.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy.• May 22 — 911 hang up from cellphone, 7:21 p.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy.• May 22 — Alarm call, 8:24 p.m….
Nancy and Dan Swanson got a surprise when they read their March 2021 water bill. It was $1,305. According to Nancy, they were not at their home one day in March. The couple reside in Idyllwild Water District’s territory. A typical water bill, according to Nancy, ranges from $35 to $40 and at times a…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners appointed Daniel Messina, in a 3-1 vote, to the board. Commissioner Christina Reitz voted to appoint Idyllwild Community Center Board President Stephanie Yost.In addition to Messina, David Cutter and Yost applied for the vacancy. Messina was first appointed June 30, 2020 to fill the vacancy left…
Neglected by our county for years, the surface of North Circle Drive — from Village Center Drive in downtown Idyllwild to South Circle Drive up at “Four Corners” — is in an appalling state of disrepair.Vehicles continually jounce and bounce over cracks, crevices, gouges and mini-gorges. The clatter of vehicle suspensions being tested — especially…
Hospitalizations within Riverside County continue to decline. The county remains in the orange tier of the state’s tier system.Gov. Gavin Newsom recently stated the state would open up June 15 if “vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 years and older who wish to be inoculated” and hospitalization numbers remain low. He also said the…
Peggy RobertsContributed Six Idyllwild students were awarded college scholarships from the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund last Wednesday at Idyllwild School. The recipients are Amarilli Severa, Leslie Ann Pimentel, Payton Priefer, Litzy Pimentel, Sophia Carver and Zachariah Gray. Once again, Idyllwild has shown proud support of its 2021 community high school graduates. Along with monies given by…
Ann SmithReporter Ronnie Imel, founder of the nonprofit Veterans Paying It Forward, accepted a $10,000 donation from the Soboba Foundation Tuesday, May 25. Imel, a longtime resident of Mountain Center, is a Vietnam veteran. After spending a few years working for the Richfield Company, Imel went into the U.S. Army. In his early twenties, he…
Backpacker.com published a story by Bill Donahue titled “Kidnapped on the Pacific Crest Trail” Dec. 17, 2019. The introduction reads: “This is the story of an alleged kidnapping and rape on the Pacific Crest Trail. No charges have been filed against the alleged perpetrator [James William Parrillo]. The accuser [Kira Moon] died on February 7,…
