A solo-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On June 23 at 2 p.m. Pepper Louise Cramar, 57 of Mountain Center, was driving a gray 2011 Volkswagen Jetta east on Highway 74 west of Springcrest Drive at a stated speed of 45-55 mph…
The San Bernardino National Forest – U.S. Forest Service announced last week “with repair work completed, Black Mountain Road (4S01) near Idyllwild has reopened. Yellow post sites are open but Bolder Basin Campground remains closed due to hazardous trees.” The road was closed as a precaution prior to the last storm season but needed repair…
By San Bernardino National ForestContributed Officials with San Bernardino National Forest-U.S. Forest Service are requesting comments by July 23, 2020, for reforesting areas within the 2018 Cranston Fire footprint. In order to maintain a resilient genetic pool of alpine forest, Forest Service staff are proposing to plant hundreds of thousands of Coulter pine, Jeffrey pine and bigcone Douglas-fir tree…
Hospitalization numbers continue to rise As hospitalization numbers in Riverside County continue to rise, the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has an additional case of COVID-19, bringing the total to eight cases. Because Riverside County is unable to provide recovery data by area, it is unknown how many of the eight total cases are active since…
Two collisions occurred last week on Highway 74 — one a fatality — according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On June 17 at 7:40 p.m., Ciara Siobhan Alforque, 23 of Banning, was driving her black 2016 Kia Soul westbound on Highway 74 5.1 miles west of McGaugh Road at a stated…
Cal Fire Cal Fire recently responded to the following calls by station. Station 23 – Pine Cove • June 15 — Unknown medical, 11:02 a.m. • June 15 — Cardiac arrest, 11:26 a.m. • June 15 — Sick person, 1:14 p.m. • June 15 — Cardiac arrest, 8:04 p.m. • June 15 — Abdominal pain,…
An online-only reader recently expressed dismay that he/she was not able to read the Town Crier online for free anymore. Previously, we had limited our online paywall to our archives, i.e., issues more than two months old. But now, even the current online issue is mostly behind our paywall. I guess with all the appeals…
In last week’s paper, I wrote that at the June 10 Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) board meeting PCWD General Manager Jerry Holldber had excoriated Town Crier’s Editor Melissa Diaz Hernandez’s June 4 article claiming it contained inaccuracies. I did not mention that at the meeting Pine Cove resident Nancy Borchers had read her written…
The Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) held a board meeting June 10. The board passed the FY 2020/21 budget, adopted Resolution #551 implementing a rebate program providing “incentive rebates for water conservation, for district customers, as set forth in ordinance #8, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.” Resolution #551 is a photo accompanying…
By Riverside CountyContributed The Riverside County Library System (RCLS) opened up many of the county libraries, including Idyllwild Library, with express service on Monday, June 22. The express service will allow patrons to continue to reserve their books and materials online as well as by calling their respective library. Patrons can call their library to…
