After about 18 months, the Riverside County Department of Public Health has released its Community Health Improvement Plan. The work began among professionals and interest groups within the county in 2009. Last year, in 2015, communities and citizens began to be polled about their needs and priorities through a series of community meetings, including one…
One injury crash on Hill roads took place over the last week. At 6:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, Dixie Harlow, 84, of Idyllwild, was driving her 2013 silver Saturn Vue southbound on Highway 243 when she made a left turn onto Saunders Meadow Road. At the same time, Robert Rogers, 83, and also from Idyllwild,…
In a stunning upset, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, defeated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the next President. Nationwide the Republicans held their majority in both the Senate and House of Representatives. With slightly more than 480,000 ballots counted and about 260,000 ballots to be counted, Riverside County voters supported Clinton, 48.7 percent…
The Town Crier now has obtained the actual number of taxable parcels within each of Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s 21 tax rate areas, so we now can calculate the average percentage for each taxable parcel within the district. For parcels within IFPD, an average of 15.56 percent of the property tax goes to fire protection,…
A two-vehicle crash at 10:34 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, on Highway 74 at Thomas Mountain Village resulted in one fatality and three injuries, two of them moderate to serious. According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, Walter Risch, 73, of Mountain Center, was driving a white 2004 Ford 150 truck westbound on…
Following the June primary, which pitted state Sen. Jeff Stone (R) against incumbent Congressman Raul Ruiz (D), contributions did not pour into Stone’s coffers. At the end of September, Ruiz had more than 20 times the available cash for the final five weeks of the campaign than Stone had. During the three months from…
In addition to routine fiscal matters, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission appointed Christy Slattery as its new Emergency Medical Services coordinator at last week’s meeting. The coordinator provides clinical oversight, training and representation of the department with the county Emergency Medical Services Agency. The contract pays the coordinator $60 per hour, up to 25…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 23 to Oct. 29. Idyllwild • Oct. 23 — Public disturbance, 25000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 23 — Alarm call, N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 23 — Narcotics, address…
After nearly four days of preliminary hearings, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court, ruled that he found sufficient evidence to try Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29, for the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s daughter Becky. An…
Open enrollment for Covered California began on Nov. 1 and ends on Jan. 31, 2017. Existing Covered California clients were mailed renewal notices during the first week of October. If an enrollee wants their health coverage to begin Jan.1, 2017, they must choose a plan and enroll by Dec. 15. Individuals with special qualifying life…
