Highway 74 was severely damaged from the runoff of rainfall during the February 14 storm. Cal Trans issued an emergency contract to repair and to restore both Hwy. 74 and Hwy 243 north of Pine Cove. Below are some photos of the progress of the work. Not only is Cal Trans retoring the breach in…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that the body of Piotr Jasinski Hopper, 62, of Idyllwild, who went missing from his South Circle Drive home Monday evening, Feb. 18, was found behind Fairway Market at about noon Wednesday, Feb. 20, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Ken Reichle. The department posted a flier on its…
Quiet Skies Idyllwild will hold a public meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2 at Town Hall. The event will commemorate March 2, 2017 — the day the Federal Aviation Administration implemented new flight arrival and departure procedures at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new procedures resulted in a new route that…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 7 issue, the IWD information was in the Feb. 14 issue and the PCWD information was published…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Feb. 20 — Medical aid, 1:57 p.m. Glen Road. Canceled en route. • Feb. 21 — Medical aid, 10 a.m. Pine Crest Ave. • Feb. 25 — Medical aid, 10:36 a.m. unknown location. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet…
The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads over the last week, one involving a school bus. At 9:25 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, El Sayed Eldahawy, 49, of Lake Elsinore, was driving a red 2001 Ford F-150 truck eastbound on Highway 74, ½ mile west of Santa Rosa Truck Trail, when he ran…
Mark DeAntonio, 53, of Pine Cove, who was charged in June with negligently discharging a firearm, has had several hearings in January regarding his attorney’s request for a mental health diversion. Penal Code sections 1001.35 and 1001.36 authorize this review, according to the public defender’s request. The latest scheduled court hearing was to be Feb….
The U.S. Forest Service is doing pile burning Wednesday, Feb. 27, on the Westridge Fuel Break. The start time was 9:30 a.m. Firefighters are targeting about 300 piles.
Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, was a wet day on the Hill, with 19 swift-water rescues taking place in various locations, straining the abilities of emergency responders. Official rain total at Keenwild Station for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13 and 14, was 7 inches. From Oct. 1 through late February, Keenwild recorded 24.8 inches of…
It is safe to report that the drought has ended for this spring and possibly the summer of 2019. Whether it returns in 2020 is unknown. But precipitation — rain and snowfall — data are sufficient to drench the dreaded drought for the duration of spring and early summer. While Monday and Tuesday were warmer,…
