A brush fire near Bay Tree Springs, about 2 miles north Lake Fulmor, was reported at around 1:40 p.m. today. The US Forest Service, Cal Fire and Idyllwild Fire crews responded with CHP assistance. The incident commander was Earl Wilson with the US Forest Service. We will update this page as information becomes available. 2:50…
At its June 20 meeting, the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors was busier than normal. Not only did it hold a public hearing on the proposed new water and sewer rates (see accompanying story on page A1), but the board filled a vacant director’s seat, approved a budget for next fiscal year, formed a committee to explore Hill water district consolidation, and rejected incentives to attract new employees to Idyllwild.
On June 25, 2018, at approximately 6:25 p.m., a motorist stopped his vehicle on Highway 243 near milepost marker 19 at a dirt shoulder to take photos of the panoramic San Gorgonio Pass below. As the driver walked to the edge of the mountainside, he saw an overturned vehicle in the thick bushes below. The…
Why not just a subscription? We received a note this past week from a reader explaining why they were rejecting our Membership model: “Why would Ipay $100 a year or more, when I have always paid $39 per year for several years? I will just buy my Town Crier at the market. Do not bill…
Vincent Daniel Gillman, 51, of Pine Cove, was arraigned in Riverside County Superior Court on Tuesday, June 19, charged by the District Attorney with one count of violating Penal Code section 487, subdivision (a), grand theft of more than $950. Represented at the arraignment by a deputy public defender, Gillman originally entered a plea of…
Editor’s note: Debra Varnado had an experience causing her to question emergency healthcare on the Hill. She plans to follow up on this issue with your help. Here is her story. Last Friday night just before bedtime, I stubbed the middle toe on my right foot, leaving it unhinged at an odd angle as if poking…
Editor’s note: The meeting in Mountain Center regarding ambulance response time was Monday evening, June 25. Below is brief report on the results. The July 5 edition of the Town Crier will include a fuller story of the discussion and issues. Martha Pearson organized a meeting to discuss ambulance response time in the Mountain Center…
Members of the Community Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee met last week to review the status of several projects previously approved. This would form the basis of the CSA 38 budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which begins July 1. Through the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (2017-18), revenues from property…
At 4:20 a.m. Monday, June 18, a black 2016 Dodge Dart driven by Erick Sosie, 20, of Arizona, traveling west on Highway 74 a mile east of Scenic Drive, unsafely turned his car toward the shoulder, which caused his car to collide with the mountain side, and the vehicle overturned, according to the California Highway…
July 17 date for bond measure decision On June 19, the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees adopted the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19, and the Local Control and Accountability Plan. Both were presented to the board at the June 5 public hearings. “Both the budget and the LCAP plan were passed without…
