Young Idyllwild nonprofit is taking pledges in effort to buy Town Hall, since the 1940s a community center for town activities, is for sale by the Johnson family – the family who was instrumental in deeding the land and organizing the construction of the longtime village meeting place. The late Gerald E. Johnson envisioned a…
Just after noon Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire firefighters and aircraft responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Ribbonwood Drive and Highway 74 in the Pinyon area. A motorhome caught fire, igniting the surrounding vegetation. Shortly after 1 p.m., the fire, which was estimated to be 1 acre,…
Another effect of road closures The annual Idyllwild 5K and 10K Run and Fitness Walk is usually the second Saturday of June. However the 2019 event has been postponed until Saturday, Aug. 24. Race managers posted on the website, “With highways 243 from Banning and 79 from Hemet under construction, anyone coming to the event…
Support for owners injured from winter storms and road closures Riverside County continues to offer help to Idyllwild residents and businesses harmed from the February rains and resulting highway closures. Through the Small Business Administration, the county has arranged a series of three seminars on small business development. All of the seminars will be from…
On Wednesday, April 10, Scott Shere appeared in Superior Court for a felony settlement conference. The court continued his case until April 23, when a hearing, regarding a referral to the mental health court, was scheduled for April 23. The tentative April 15 preliminary hearing was canceled. Shere remains in custody.
On Sunday, April 14, several local agencies were involved in the rescue of a dirt biker in Pine Cove. The accident happened on the San Jacinto Ridge Truck Trail. Firefighters were unable to reach the injured biker; consequently they requested air support. Cal Fire helicopter 301 was able to hoist the party, with moderate injuries,…
There were two vehicle crashes on Hill roads over the last week, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reports. At 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, Aaron Thames, 44 from Idyllwild, was driving a gray 2018 Toyota Prius westbound on Highway 74, a half-mile west of May Valley Road when, for unknown reasons,…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Department responded to recently. • April 10 — Medical aid, 12:05 p.m. Unknown location. Dead on arrival. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 7 to 13. Idyllwild • April 7 — Burglary, 1:39…
Local fire officials changing The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce held its first meeting of 2019, Wednesday April 10. Attendance was slightly less than normal, due to the current road closures from Hemet and Banning. Several new faces were at the front table. Cal Fire Division Chief Bill Weiser ran the meeting in the absence of…
On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a declaration of major disaster for California as a result of the “two atmospheric river storm systems that struck California in February 2019.” On Monday, Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-36) also wrote the President, supporting the Governor’s request. “The major weather event…
