The repair of Highway 243 north of Pine Cove will take time to complete. The major work will be restoration of the highway where it collapsed and severed, in two places. Below is the work to reconnect the highway at Bay Tree Springs. Access to the second highway collapse, north of this site is not…
Editor’s Note: Weather damage to Hill infrastructure, residences and businesses is an ongoing story the Town Crier will follow. Nearly three weeks after heavy rains and snow damaged Hill infrastructure causing flooding and road closures, residents and businesses are struggling to regain footing in the aftermath. Many are waiting – for cleanup assistance, repairs to…
Valentine’s Day 2019 will always be remembered, and not just by lovers. The atmospheric river, which passed over Riverside County pouring 8 or more inches of rain, damaged and closed several local highways. At its Feb. 26 meeting, the RC Board of Supervisors approved a resolution declaring a local emergency due to the storm’s widespread…
Highway repairs still weeks from completion State highways are not the only roads damaged by the February rains. Attention has been focused on highways 74 and 243, but a few local streets also suffered damage from the voluminous runoff. Delano Road is closed, except for Royal Pine Trailer Park residents, at Four Chimneys Road. At…
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…
