The playground and pickleball courts at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek will remain open and available to the public at least until early November. Despite plans to begin groundbreaking for the amphitheater (a band shell) this month, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board is still working with the Riverside County Planning Department to…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Idyllwild • Aug. 28 — Assist other department, 52000 block of Double View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 28 — Alarm call, Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 28 —…
While violent crimes in Riverside County’s unincorporated areas fell 3.9 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to 2015, homicides doubled from five to 10. Overall, in the first six months of 2016, both violent and property crimes are up in all of the county. (Besides the unincorporated areas, the whole county includes…
The Hemet Unified School District Transportation Department began providing bus service this school year for Idyllwild students attending Hamilton High School in Anza. Prior to this year, parents of Idyllwild students who wished to attend Hamilton had to provide transportation. According to Leonella Leash, Hamilton High office manager, one middle school and seven Idyllwild high…
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark Mandio has suspended the arson prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon. She was charged with 13 counts of arson in June. Based on his review of two separate doctors’ reports and evaluations, the judge decided that Farley is not competent to stand trial. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, he…
Early Monday evening, first responders, including Cal Fire Station 23 (Pine Cove), Idyllwild Fire Department and American Medical Response, were alerted to an injured hiker near Tahquitz Rock. Firefighters hiked to the injured woman and helped her to the AMR ambulance at Humber Park, which transported her to a local hospital for treatment of moderate…
From Wednesday, Aug. 31, through Monday, Sept. 5, five crashes occurred on Hill highways, with several occurring over the long Labor Day weekend. At 4:07 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, Joshua Yates, 35, of Menifee, was driving his white 2008 Honda Civic west on Marian View Drive in Idyllwild when he made a left turn onto…
The future of recreation in Idyllwild may rest with the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. While this group is in the midst of guiding the construction of an amphitheater and eventually a community center at Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, managing the complete local recreation program also may become its responsibility as early as…
Sometime in the future, your electric provider may be Riverside County rather than Southern California Edison. At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Board of Supervisors authorized the county executive to pursue investigating the possibility of establishing a community-choice aggregation program. In 2002, the state authorized local governments to procure or develop electrical power for themselves,…
