Influenza season has already had an auspicious beginning. Fourteen adult deaths have occurred in the state and were attributable to the flu. The first death in Riverside County occurred two weeks ago and was that of a child. The child was 12 years old and lived in western Riverside County. The child was admitted to…
The defense motion to eliminate the prior strikes against Marcus Green was denied earlier this month. Green, 51, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has filed two…
There are currently two vacancies on the five-member County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee, according to Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant to 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington. Previously, Kathy Sacher Wilson resigned. Recently, Ginger Dagnall submitted her resignation. Washington has accepted both resignations and thanked both Wilson and Dagnall for their service. Hellweg said the original…
The Fern Valley Water District directors re-elected James Rees as the board president for 2016. Rees joined the board in December 2009, serving in each of the positions of vice president, secretary and treasurer. Trischa Clark and Richard Schnetzer were re-elected vice president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. In surprising and sad notice, Charles Wix sent a…
Besides bad news about the feasibility of the recycled water project, Idyllwild Water District directors learned that the project to rehabilitate the horizontal wells above Foster Lake has problems. The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave IWD $215,000 in 2015 to rehabilitate these wells and five vertical wells. However, General Manager Jack Hoagland told the board…
During the first month of 2017, cascades of precipitation and acts of havoc have befallen the Hill and its residents. Roads are snow covered and icy, and rockslides are beginning. Power outages occurred during the rain-sodden snowfall. One outage in Fern Valley that began Saturday continued into Tuesday. Nearly 90 homes were initially affected. Power…
The recycled water project, long a dream of the Idyllwild Water District’s past boards, is being flushed down the drain. The current Board of Directors unanimously agreed to have staff begin negotiations with the state to end the project. “At this juncture, I recommend to the board that it not move forward at this time,”…
A discussion of the status of the Idyllwild Community Center and the plans for 2017 will be part of a public community meeting Saturday, Feb. 4. Other items on the proposed agenda include the ICC Design Team, the committees responsible for fundraising, recreation programs, events and activities, and advisors to the board with particular areas…
Due to heavy snow at the beginning of this week, the Town Crier newspaper will come out on Thursday morning, and the Town Crier’s usual Wednesday-morning news meeting will be held Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. at the Town Crier office, 54405 North Circle Drive. As usual, the public is welcome to attend.
