County provides property-tax advance With only three commission members present last week, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission reviewed financial data for the first month of the fiscal year and discussed joining the Fire Districts Association of California. In July, the beginning of fiscal year 2017-18, expenses were about $35,000 greater than revenue. However, reserves…
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat advisory for the San Jacinto Mountains at least through Saturday night, Sept. 2. However, while winter is colder and more dangerous in Idyllwild than in the valleys and coastal areas, this heat weather is considered “dangerous” for those areas. NWS has issued a heat advisory for…
Former board’s lawsuit dismissed On April 4, the Idyllwild Water District dismissed its litigation against current Director Steve Kunkle. “I’m relieved that it isn’t costing the taxpayers any more for a fruitless lawsuit,” said Kunkle. in July 2016, the previous board filed the case alleging Kunkle’s “negligence” created an environmental incident which the district had…
When Michael Schnalzer opened the American Legion Post 800 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, he found a tripped alarm and much destruction. A burglar or burglars had broken into and ransacked the Legion’s offices. A file cabinet had been pried open, its contents strewn around the office, and the office safe was missing. According…
Jenny Kirchner took these photos of the Rouse Fire this afternoon, Aug. 30.
The Rouse Fire, which started about 1:30 p.m. yesterday, Aug. 30 near the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Ranger Station, was 100 percent contained as of Thursday evening, Aug. 31. The Fire’s size was estimated to be about 14 acres, according to Lee Beyer, the U.S.F.S.’s incident contact. The Fire started on the north side of…
Last December, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors offered $1.2 million to the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board toward the construction of the Idyllwild Community Center. The next step in making these funds available occurred at the board’s Aug. 29 meeting. The board’s latest actions formally adopted the environmental statements confirming that the project…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to change its ordinances regarding the legality of pot, marijuana or cannabis. The immediate changes will be consistent with Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, approved last November. However, these changes are intended to “… maintain the status quo and avoid the state issuing licenses for cannabis businesses and cannabis activities in the unincorporated areas.”
Members of the Anza Electric Cooperative, which services Aguanga, Anza, Pinyon down to UC Riverside’s Deep Canyon Reserve, and Garner Valley to Mountain Center (covering more than 500 square miles), voted in 2015 to move forward with an ambitious project to bring “fiber-to-the-home” high-speed fiber optic internet to its member-owners. The new internet service is…
The death penalty will not be considered in the Pinyon triple murder cases. Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin filed a notice that he would not seek the death penalty if defendant Robert Pape, 29, were found guilty. In the Aug. 15 notice, Hestrin wrote “… after review of all facts and circumstances underlying the…
