Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 25 to March 3. Idyllwild • Feb. 25 — Petty theft, 12:13 p.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 25 — Public intoxication, 3:08 p.m., Delano Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 25…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers With 16 business members, seven nonprofit members and two public-agency members, along with 411 personal memberships, the Town Crier Charter Membership list continues to grow. We are now at about 80 percent of the minimum amount we estimated last August we would need in the first year to enable…
Stone Creek Water was hit by “an avalanche” of difficulties last week, as related by Dr. Leonard and Carolyn Weston, the owners of Stone Creek Water Company, Inc. First, they had allowed firefighters working a house fire near Azalea Trails to use water from Stone Creek’s tank, which drained it. Next, the pump lines froze….
The winter of 2017-18 has been exceedingly dry and warm, until the past two weeks, which have been very cold, damp and wet. However, this small amount of precipitation is still substantially below historical averages. Cal Fire’s Southern Operations Predictive Unit advises regional fire officials to “expect some fire activity in every calendar month during…
After hearing the annual report from the Mile High Radio Club about operations of the local emergency broadcast station WNKI 1610 AM, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission reviewed several board policies and heard reports from Chief Patrick Reitz and Battalion Chief Mark LaMont. Bill Tell, MHRC president, discussed what the organization has accomplished since…
Later this month, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz will begin making decisions and issuing court orders that will lead to the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, charged with multiple counts of murder. The two men are charged with the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli, and Vicki’s daughter Becky, who…
Before the meeting of the Local Review Board of Idyllwild Historic Preservation District was held on Thursday, Feb 22, Barbara Jones shared that “the primary reason for the local review board is to listen to the public about outside home or business modification.” If the Local Review Board approves modification plans those plans can be…
Friday evening, Feb. 23, a single-family home burned on Azalea Trails Road, north of Pine Cove. The fire was reported about 5:45 p.m. Cal Fire, the Riverside County Fire Department and the Idyllwild Fire Department all responded. The structure fire was contained about three hours later at 9 p.m. No injuries were reported, but the…
At 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, Megan Reeves, 30, of Idyllwild, was traveling west on Highway 243. She failed to park correctly, and her white 1997 Ford F150 pickup rolled forward and hit a wooden fence. Damage was minor.
A large (magnitude 3.7) earthquake occurred about 10:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26. It was about 11 miles east/southeast of Anza and 18 miles southwest of La Quinta. As of about 11 a.m., no injuries or major damage were reported as result of this quake.
