Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 27 — Police matter, 9:45 p.m.• June 28 — Medical aid, 6:13 p.m. Marian View Dr.• June 29 — Gas leak, 1:24 p.m. Saunders Meadow Rd.• June 29 — Medical aid, 11:52 p.m. Highway 74.• June 30 — Medical aid, 9:07…
Last week, the newspaper reported on an interview of Clinton Abrams, 31-year-old son of Lydia “Dia” Abrams, conducted by David Gotfredson, of News 8. Five people, including Abrams, to go missing in and around the Idyllwild area remain missing. The other four are David O’Sullivan, Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane and Diana Perez Gonzalez. O’Sullivan, who…
The Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website is updating cases weekly. Cases will be updated every Wednesday beginning July 7. The county continues to update the numbers Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) regarding the COVID-19 shot.The county announced, “officials said updates to the county’s website were delayed as state health officials ‘reconciled’…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met Wednesday to evaluate the district’s legal counsel and discuss the seven received proposals. No reportable action was taken. According to IWD Board Vice President Peter Szabadi, the board will have another meeting to have contact with potential candidates. Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) legal counsel, Best, Best…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed The Idyllwild Community Garden (ICG) has assembled noted experts in how to achieve success in growing edible gardens here in our mountain environment for a series of free classes throughout the summer. The schedule begins Saturday, July 10 with permaculture experts Tricia Pilkington and Todd Fowler sharing their many years of…
By Cal Fire Being ready for wildfire starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space and by hardening your home by using fire-resistant building materials. Defensible space is the buffer you create by removing dead plants, grass and weeds. This buffer helps to keep the fire away from your home. Hardening your home means using construction…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • June 21 — Medical aid, 1:05 p.m. Strawberry Valley Dr.• June 21 — Walk-in medical aid, 4:04 p.m.• June 21 — Medical aid, 11:53 p.m. Idyllbrook Dr.• June 22 — Medical aid, 2:38 p.m. Pine Crest Ave.• June 23 — Medical aid,…
The newspaper received information regarding a possible burglary on Daryll Road last week and contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s media information bureau (MIB) for information.“Our agency responded to a reported residential burglary near the 55000 block of Daryll Road, Idyllwild, on June 23, 2021, at 8:39 a.m.,” MIB wrote. “It appears arrests were made….
Nitya Rawal, 47, of Idyllwild, was arrested June 4 at Pine Crest Avenue and South Circle Drive for allegedly receiving stolen property (motor vehicle) and taking a vehicle without owner’s consent. Rawal is being held at Robert Presley Detention Center. No bail or next court date has been set.Patrick Price II, 26, of Idyllwild, was…
The U.S. Forest Service – San Bernardino National Forest still has not released the cause of the Bonita Fire. The wildland fire was reported at 1:16 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15.The newspaper previously reported the fire forced the evacuation of Mountain Center and road closures at Morris Ranch Road and Borco Street on Highway 74 and…
