District agrees to workshop on May 30 A large group of customers came to the Idyllwild Water District board meeting last week. The proposed water-rate restructuring and rate increase were the targets of their comments. Having received the notice of a public hearing on June 20 for the board to consider adopting the higher rates,…
District receives reimbursement Joel Vargas-Hernandez, 28, of Mead Valley, who was arrested in September for the theft of water from the Pine Cove Water District, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for vandalism on May 17. However, one of the terms of the plea bargain was he reimburse the water district $21,335. This is for the…
A wildland Fire was reported at 2:19 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in Winchester, west of Hemet. The fire is 1,261 acres and is 40 percent contained as of 7:21 p.m.
At 1:28 p.m. Sunday, May 13, Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire responded to a remote-area rescue at Humber Park. An adult male hiker was reported to have a lower extremity injury on the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail. At 3:15 p.m., Cal Fire helicopter 301 located, extricated and brought the patient to awaiting paramedics. The patient…
Some of our past subscribers don’t understand why they can’t buy a subscription for $29 anymore. The short answer is that $29 included the price of mailing 52 issues to you. Simply put, $29 wasn’t making it. The long answer involves the nationwide fact that, in general, newspaper advertising has been in decline for several…
Following the conclusion of the public hearing on the rate increases, the Pine Cove Water District board reviewed the April financial statements and heard General Manager Jerry Holldber’s report on the district’s operations. Water production was 2.7-million gallons, 8 percent or 236,000 gallons less than the April 2017 production. For the first four months of…
At 6:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, Sabrina Garcia, 25, of San Jacinto, driving a black 2002 Mercedes westbound on Highway 74, east of Bee Canyon Truck Trail, allowed her vehicle to drift onto the north dirt shoulder of Highway 74. The vehicle collided with the dirt embankment and overturned back on to the roadway. The…
The Advisory Committee for County Service Area 38 met last week but took no action on the fiscal year 2018-19 budget. The committee did not have the latest financial report from the county and the Economic Development Agency representative could not attend. Cal Fire Division Chief Bill Weiser re-confirmed that the paperwork approving the purchase…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, May 6 to 12. Idyllwild • May 6 — Suspicious vehicle, 12:41 p.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • May 6 — Missing person, 9:35 p.m., Alderwood St. Report taken. • May 7 — Alarm call, 3:18 a.m.,…
Full room basically opposed increase Beginning June 1, Pine Cove Water District customers will have higher base water rates and higher usage rates. Many customers spoke in opposition to the rate increases at the May 9 public hearing, but the board felt the new rates were necessary and unanimously passed resolutions establishing the higher rates…
