Financial issues and decisions dominated the June meeting of the Pine Cove Water District last week. The matters ranged from the routine to completion, and one had to be deferred. The water rate increases approved in May were re-approved with language modifying and implementing when customer bills will be mailed, their due date and when…
Some years ago, the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, under the leadership of Bob Smith, decided it would be in Idyllwild’s best interest to invest in a digital archive of the Town Crier. Smith researched NewsBank, a global information archive, pursued funds to start the project and began looking for a partner to help with the…
At 3:50 p.m. Thursday, June 14, a collision occurred in the southbound lane of Highway 243, 600 feet north of Saunders Meadow Road. Rachel Sanchez, 47, of Anza, driving a brown 2011 Hyundai Tucson, entered the highway from the shoulder colliding with John Petty, 62, of Anza, driving a blue 2015 Hyundai Accent also traveling…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 10 to 16. Idyllwild • June 10 — Follow-up, 11:42 a.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • June 10 — Public disturbance, 12:12 p.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • June 10 — Alarm call, 3:32…
(This story is taken from a Riverside County press release.) Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief Daniel R. Talbot received approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to close seven hazardous fire areas throughout the region on June 18. The closures will remain in effect until further notice in the following areas: • Avery Canyon…
Community is literally the Idyllwild Community Fund’s middle name. In 1995, a local couple anonymously established ICF to better the quality of life of mountain-top residents. Their dream was to establish and grow a fund to financially assist the important work of many local nonprofits. Because of their dream, ICF is able to answer more…
Lookout tower spots all of them Thursday, June 14, was a busy day for local firefighters and for lookouts at the Tahquitz Peak lookout tower. They called in the first reports for three different fires that day, according to Zach Behrens, San Bernardino National Forest public information officer. Shortly before noon, smoke was seen just…
Vincent Daniel Gillman, 51, of Pine Cove, was arrested Thursday, June 14, by Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies on felony charges of suspicion of violation of Penal Code sections on embezzlement and second-degree burglary. Penal Code section 503 defines embezzlement as “the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted (sic),”…
Plywood boards up the recently removed Bank of America ATM at the BBVA Compass Bank location.
This pup learned his lesson quickly and wants nothing to do with the live rattlesnake (foreground). The pup and owner were at Rattlesnake Aversion Training for Dogs, which Natural Solutions offered Saturday, June 9, at Idyllwild County Park.
