Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reviews the top 10 news items on the Hill. These stories were the favorites of TC readers who attend the weekly news meetings. This week, the TC reviews the final five of these stories. Last week featured the other five. Snow play visitors disrupt peace and tranquility of…
Three months later, the presence of a night-time security team seems to have dissipated the conversation about a crime wave submerging the Hill. In September, after a series of public meetings discussing the growing threat of crimes on the Hill, a group of local business people and residents contracted with Valley Forge Private Security in…
Christopher George Huntley, 47, of Idyllwild, was arrested by a Mt. San Jacinto State Park ranger on Wednesday, Dec. 20, for assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm. He was also charged with a misdemeanor for brandishing the weapon in a fight and quarrel against another male. At an in-custody arraignment on Dec….
At 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bell responded to a possible collision on Highway 74 just east of Strawberry Creek Bridge. Upon arriving at the site, Bell discovered a vehicle stopped on the shoulder. While investigating, Bell discovered the driver of the vehicle, Keith Torrence Moore, 55, of Hesperia, was…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Idyllwild • Dec. 17 — Alarm call, 11:59 p.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Dec. 18 — Civil dispute, 9:44 a.m., Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Dec….
Approve new contract with Hoagland for another year The Idyllwild Water District directors discussed priorities, reviewed Interim General Manager Jack Hoagland’s five-year capital improvement plans for water and sewer, and extended the contract with Hoagland for another year. Based on proposed input from his colleagues, President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly developed five general priorities for…
California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire are responding to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 243 at Keenwild Station, which had traffic blocked. The crash was reported at 1:05 p.m. CHP arrived on scene at 1:25 p.m. Idyllwild Garage was called to clear the wreck.
During 2017, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed 859 new laws. While some were effective immediately, some will not go into effect until 2019 or 2020. Most are effective Jan. 1, 2018. One of the most well-known was a proposition passed in November 2016. Marijuana Proposition 64 legalizes adult-use of marijuana, or…
U.S. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz’s widlfire funding bill passed the House of Representatives (251-169) before the holiday recess. Ruiz’s bill, which would change the way Congress funds the expenses to fight wildfires, was part of the $81 billion disaster-aid bill. This includes funds for victims of recent fires in both Northern and Southern California, as…
