Idyllwild News
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One-way traffic on Highway 243
Caltrans will start emergency culvert and basin repairs on Highway 243 with one-way traffic from Keenwild Station to Saunders Meadow Road./ on SR-243. The work was to start at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14 and finish at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.
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Hill votes for state offices
The local voting for the statewide offices in the November election was fairly consistent. The Idyllwild, Pine Cove and often the Mountain Center precincts voted in favor of the winning statewide candidate, usually a Democrat. The Garner Valley electorate was consistently voting for the Republican or Independent candidates, often with the nearly same total votes…
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Assault charges against Greene dismissed: Convicted of possession of firearm
In August, Jeremy Greene, 23, of Oceanside, was arrested for the stabbing of Darryl Scholl in Idyllwild. However, last week at his preliminary hearing, the felony charge for assault with a deadly weapon was dismissed and the felony charge for “great bodily injury” was stricken. Greene, a convicted felon, was found guilty of possession of…
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Issuance of burn permits restarted
As of Monday, Dec. 10, Riverside County residents may again apply for a burn permit. Issuance of the permits was suspended earlier this year. Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and winter weather have begun to diminish the threat of wildfire. Cal Fire Riverside Unit Chief Shawn C. Newman advises that those possessing current valid agriculture and…
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Two non-injury crashes on Hill roads over the last week
Two non-injury crashes on Hill roads over the last week. At 3:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Michael Beebe, 61, of Moreno Valley, was driving a silver 2004 Ford Explorer northbound on Highway 243, ½ mile north of Franklin Drive in Pine Cove. At the same time, Julio Neto, 39, of San Diego, was driving a…
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News of Record: December 13, 2018
Idyllwild Fire Here is one of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 5 — Medical aid, 9:45 a.m., 54000 block of N. Circle Dr. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here is one of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 10 — Medical aid, 1:57 p.m., Crestview Dr. Sheriff’s…
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State Fire Safe Council awards local council $200,000
Last week, the California Fire Safe Council awarded a $200,000 matching grant to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. The local FSC was one of 45 awardees this year. The statewide agency awarded a total of $4.8 million, which will be matched by another $5.5 million. The U.S. Forest Service made the funding available to…
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Idyllwild Water studies possibility of breach at Foster Lake Dam: Some structures downstream could be flooded
The Idyllwild Water District commissioned a study of the possible effects if the Foster Lake Dam were breached. The study was completed in July and submitted to the California Office of Emergency Services, which accepted it Nov. 1. Following the failures at the Oroville Dam in February 2017, the state Legislature enacted requirements for all…
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Pile burning in local forest continues this week
The U.S. Forest Service intends to conduct several prescribed burning projects this week throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. Tuesday, the burn was to be at the Kenworthy Fire Station in Garner Valley. Wednesday, the Forest Service plans to burn more piles near the Vista Grande Fire Station north of Pine Cove. Next week, there…
