Idyllwild warming center open
Danny Richardson, of American Legion Post 800, said the Idyllwild Warming Center at the Post on Marion View Drive is open.
Danny Richardson, of American Legion Post 800, said the Idyllwild Warming Center at the Post on Marion View Drive is open.
Three traffic incidents occurred over the last week, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Reports are taken from the responding officer narratives. At 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Omar Razo, 40, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2007 silver Toyota Yaris eastbound on Highway 74, 1 mile east of Lake Hemet Road…
The Riverside County 3rd District was part of several actions during the Tuesday, Jan. 17, Board of Supervisors’ meeting. First, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington was elected vice chair of the board for 2017. He will ascend to chairman next January. Future construction at two local parks and the Idyllwild Community Center site also were…
A trial readiness conference has been set for Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 28, two men charged with a 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon. In late October, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz ruled there was sufficient evidence to try Pape and his co-defendant Smith. The trial readiness conference is scheduled for…
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Riverside County mountains, which includes the Idyllwild and Pine Cove areas and north. The Advisory will remain in effect from 10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18 until 6 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 21. The previously announced Winter Weather Advisory is no longer in effect. The…
The MEMSCOMM meeting scheduled for Thursday morning, Jan. 19 has been canceled, according to Jerry Hagen, emergency services coordinator for Riverside County. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, Feb. 16
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 8 to 14. Idyllwild • Jan. 8 –– Assist other department, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Public disturbance, 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Suspicious person, N….
Shannon Ng, branch manager of the Idyllwild Library, is the new president of the Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee. She was unanimously elected by members of the 2016 board. She brings strong managerial and communication skills to her new position as ICF president. The ICF Advisory Committee manages a fund, started by a local couple…
Has Southern California weather cloaked itself in the world of DC Comics? Weather forecasts for the past two years seem to come either from Superman’s “Bizarro” world or another devious trick from Batman’s nemesis “The Joker.” The winter of 2015-16 did not approach forecasts of one of the wettest El Niño seasons ever. Last summer,…
Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Idyllwild Community Center at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek received its final approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The board accepted and agreed with the Planning Commission’s unanimous December decision to approve the conditional use permit for the site. Local resident Sue Nash asked the board to return…