Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 17 to 23. Idyllwild • Sept. 18 — Public assist, 12:19 p.m., 53000 block of Tollgate Rd. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 19 — Alarm call, 0:08 a.m., Tahquitz View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 19…
The Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award committee at the Town Crier has decided on three top candidates for the community to choose among. The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism. Prior awardees took actions that created a spark sufficient to bring others into the fray…
We are pleased to announce that the Red Kettle restaurant is the first Hill business to make special offers to Town Crier Members. If you’re on the Red Kettle’s Town Crier Membership list, you are eligible for special discounts. And if you originally elected to be an anonymous donor, you can always stop by the…
Last week, Robert Davis was chosen to fill the Hemet Unified School District board’s vacancy, which occurred when former Trustee Joe Wojcik resigned in August. Davis was chosen 4-2 to complete the remainder of Wojcik’s term that ends December 2018. Ten other individuals submitted interest in the seat, although not all came to the Tuesday,…
Waiting to cut tree allows pest to spread to healthy trees Community protection and financial aid may be a conflict that is yielding the proverbial “unanticipated results,” opined Gregg Bratcher, Cal Fire’s division chief for forestry on the Hill. Although the number of oaks infested with the Goldspotted oak borer continues to increase on the…
Hemet Police Chief Dave Brown has announced his intention to challenge Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff in the 2018 election. Brown announced his plan to run on Sept. 18, saying, “The people of Riverside County can no longer tolerate a sheriff who repeatedly blames his deputies and the Board of Supervisors for his failure of…
Caltans has advised that tree work along Highway 243 will result in single-lane closures that started Monday, Sept. 25, and continues into the following week. Caltrans will be removing dead trees along the highway right-of-way for the next two weeks. The work began near McCall Park on Monday, Sept. 25, and continues through Thursday, Sept….
The Hill has become a haven for the homeless from Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Living Free Animal Sanctuary in Mountain Center volunteered to accept five dogs from the Texas and Louisiana areas, which Hurricane Harvey devastated earlier this month. After adjusting to the low humidity and higher altitude, the five new residents may…
Local residents are taking steps to employ a private security firm to patrol Idyllwild late at night. This effort would augment town security as the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department budget cuts have reduced the number of deputies. At a second Town Hall meeting Monday night, Dan Hinojosa, the operation manager for Valley Forge Private Security…
Last week, Joel Vargas-Hernandez, 28, of Mead Valley, was arrested for suspicion of theft of water from the Pine Cove Water District. He has already been released on $52,000 bail. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s press release, investigators obtained several search warrants that lead them to Vargas-Hernandez in Mead Valley. He was charged…
