Hwy 74 closed indefinitely
Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:45 a.m. — Highway 74 is closed from Lake Hemet to Valle Vista due to multiple mudslides. This hard closure is for an unknown duration.
Idyllwild News
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Boulders on 243 about 1 mi. north of Alandale USFS station
Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:15 a.m. — Boulders partially blocked both lanes of Highway 243 approximately a mile north of the the USFS station at Alandale, about 3 1/2 miles north of Pine Cove. Photo by Becky Clark
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Weather conditions affect Hill roads contributing to traffic crashes: Four crashes on Hill roads
Winter conditions were partly to blame for Hill crashes over the last week, including one serious incident involving a felony DUI. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, the source of these reports, cautioned residents and visitors alike that winter conditions on the Hill can be dangerous and require extra measures of caution when…
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Idyllwild Water District 2017 salaries and compensation
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. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 7 issue. PCWD will appear next week followed by IFPD. Each district provides the information to the state…
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County advises voluntary evacuation for Cranston Burn areas in Garner Valley locales
Riverside County has posted a notice warning residents in the Cranston Burn area the coming rain storm may create flooding. The current National Weather Service forecast for the Idyllwild area is rain through Thursday night. This afternoon, the NWS expects perhaps half an inch of rain and 1 to 2 inches tonight. Tomorrow, Thursday, Feb….
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3.4 quake near Valle Vista: Felt throughout Hill
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred Sunday morning about 9:15 a.m. The tremor was centered 5 miles southeast of Valle Vista, on the western edge of Rouse Ridge. The tremor was felt as far north as Beaumont.
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DeAntonio skips court date
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. Two hearings were held in January and a third…
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Health screenings coming to Idyllwild
Residents living in and around Idyllwild can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with paid screenings by Life Line Screening. The event is at the Idyllwild Fire Department on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Screenings can check for: • The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to…
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News of Record: February 14, 2019
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • Feb. 6 — Medical aid, 1:16 p.m. Pine Cove Road & Hwy. 243. • Feb. 7 — Medical aid, 1:33 p.m. Cedar St. • Feb. 8 — Traffic collision, 6:30 p.m. Hwy. 243, 1 mile north of Vista Grande…
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Time-of-use rates being implemented by Edison
Businesses now, residential customers will shift in 2020 Microwave dinners will become more expensive beginning in October 2020. That is when Southern California Edison will begin shifting all its residential customers to time-of-use electric rates. And evening electricity will cost more than lunch time. Beginning next month, new time-of-use periods will be applied to business…
