Rescue extricates him off mountain About 8 a.m. Thursday, April 4, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station were dispatched to assist with a search and rescue operation on the Pacific Crest Trail. A hiker, Steven Loeffler, 52, of Coronado, had slipped and fallen off the trail near Apache Peak, which is near the…
Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.
Just after noon Tuesday, April 9, Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service and firefighters and aircraft responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Ribbonwood and Sky View Drives in the Piñyon area. A motor home caught fire and ignited the surrounding vegetation. By 1 p.m., the fire was estimated to be…
A rockslide at about 4:30 p.m. today on the eastbound side of Highway 74 between Keen Camp and Hurkey Creek has one lane closed. Caltrans and CHP were on the scene.
Attendees at the April Pine Cove Property Owners Association meeting heard from state and county law enforcement officials. Capt. Mike Alvarez of the California Highway Patrol’s San Gorgonio office spoke about CHP’s focus on distracted driving this month and local road conditions. Capt. Leonard Purvis of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hemet Station discussed several…
Highway 243 from Idyllwild to Lake Fulmor opened this afternoon. (Lake Fulmor is north of Idyllwild, but south of where the February rains washed out the highway at Bay Tree Spring.) The public will be able to access the Lake Fulmor Day-Use Area as well as Hall Decker Rd. From 8 a.m.,…
Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 meeting. The next scheduled meeting is May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.
Pine Cove Water obtains restraining order On Tuesday, March 26, the Pine Cove Water District secured a three-year restraining order against local resident Scott Shere. In late January, Shere was arrested for suspicion of making terrorist threats to Pine Cove Water District employees and threatening the water supply. The court official ordered Shere “not to…
By Mike Feyder MDP President On Thursday, Mar. 21, long-time resident Françoise Frigola was acknowledged for her contribution to her community and as the founder of Mountain Disaster Preparedness’ Idyllwild Emergency.com. Surrounded by a large group of grateful citizens, Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington braved the snow to present Frigola with a Certificate…
Remember, when we began the Membership model back in August 2017, we said it was because when we retired we didn’t want the Town Crier to retire with us. The Membership model would, we all hoped, make the Town Crier a viable entity that could carry on into the future, just as long as you…
