Beginning today, Friday, Dec. 7 at 9 a.m., Highway 243 was closed in both directions near Lake Fulmor through Friday, Dec. 14, Cal Trans announced Thursday. The closure location is just northwest of Lake Fulmor, and work will continue 24/7 until it’s completed. Cal Trans stressed in its press release, “Traffic will not be allowed…
The intensive search for David Elliot Bradish, 80, ended Thursday, Nov. 29. He has been missing since about 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, and has not been found. Thursday’s rain and snow made this kind of search more and more difficult. Bradish is a white male, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with gray hair and…
A recent arrival in Idyllwild, David Elliot Bradish, 80, left his new residence on North Circle in Idyllwild in the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 26 to walk his dog Ginger. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department press release, Bradish suffers from stage two Alzheimer’s. News sped quickly throughout the town, with residents alerted by…
By Jack Clark Co-publisher and General Counsel When you advertise your business in the Town Crier, you avoid “empty advertising calories” several ways: Focus: Your TC ad is read by thousands of Members and other readers, on and off the Hill, who are keen on Idyllwild — not hundreds of thousands of readers who are…
Rain started falling on the Hill hours before sunrise Thursday, Nov. 29, and continued into the next morning. By noon Friday, about 2.16 inches had been recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station had received about 2 inches of rain. The higher elevations did receive snow, which could be…
Brandon McGlover, 32, of Temecula, had his second arraignment in Riverside County Superior Court where he was charged with 15 counts of arson, including igniting the Cranston Fire on July 25. His next scheduled court appearance is Feb. 1, 2019, for a trial readiness conference. The District Attorney’s office did file a request for discovery…
Two crashes involving multiple vehicles occurred on Hill roads over the last week. Both were on Highway 74. The first occurred at 3:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, during dark and rainy conditions, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Efuan Simms, 43, of Moreno Valley, was driving a blue 2002 Hyundai Santa…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. Idyllwild • Nov. 26 — Unlawful entry, 2:51 p.m., Robin Dr. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 26 — Missing person, 4:11 p.m., North Circle Dr. Report taken. • Nov. 26 — 911 call,…
Hemet Unified School District is making great strides in providing a learning environment in which all students can succeed. Recently, the district received recognition from the Riverside County Office of Education and was awarded two Models of Excellence for its work in providing a Culture of Continuous Improvement and Integrated Systems Framework Development. Idyllwild’s trustee…
Idyllwild Fire went to 16 mutual aid fires in 2018 Local artist and sculptor Jan Jaspers-Fayer offered an artwork to the Idyllwild Fire Protection District and the Board of Commissioners accepted it. The piece, a memorial sculpture of 9/11, is his design and made of steel plates. It is the numbers “9 and 11” in…
