The San Bernardino National Forest will increase the current seasonal fire restrictions effective this Friday, Sept. 2. “Continued hot and dry conditions, coupled with a long-term outlook that predicts no change in weather trends and normal fall winds, have prompted local fire mangers to implement additional fire restrictions on the national forest,” the Forest Service…
On Thursday evening, a sign asking for the resignation of Idyllwild Water District directors Jim Billman, John Cook and Michael Freitas appeared on the property across Highway 243 from Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, future home of the Idyllwild Community Center.
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 14 to 20. Idyllwild • Aug. 14 — Incorrigible minor, address withheld. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 16 — Noise complaint, 26000 block of Hwy. 243 & Tollgate Rd. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 16 — Burglary,…
Financial and water conditions, and authorizing several small projects were the business of Friday’s Fern Valley Water District board meeting. The final fiscal year 2015-16 results were discussed with total revenue of about $1.1 million exceeding initial projects by about $65,000. Expenditures were $1.3 million, nearly $200,000 less than budget. Net income was a negative…
Before the Idyllwild Water District meeting ended last week, General Manager Tom Lynch gave the directors a report with the monthly flow from each well used between July 2015 through July 2016. This was in response to Director Steve Kunkle’s questioning. He was absent from this meeting. Earlier in the meeting, Lynch reported on the…
At the Idyllwild Water District last week, the directors approved expanding the salary schedule from 10 to 14 steps. No other action was taken, but General Manager Tom Lynch and the board did discuss water conditions. At the July meeting, the board had approved this salary action for just the wastewater supervisor’s position. At this…
Idyllwild Water District Director June Rockwell asked General Manager Tom Lynch during the public meeting of Aug. 16 whether he indeed had taken and failed the T2 exam three times. Lynch said he would not discuss the matter publicly. Even after the story has been published online by the TC and in print in its…
Last month, Judge Mark Mandiio had suspended the arson prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, a woman who was charged in June with 13 counts of arson. On Aug. 17, Mandilo received the medical reports of Farley’s mental competence. He will review them before proceeding with further court actions. However, he did ask one…
One minor-injury motorcycle crash occurred over the last week on Hill highways. At 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, Rodrigo Rodriguez, 24, of Redlands, was riding his 2012 white Suzuki 750 motorcycle southbound on Highway 243 just north of Round Robin Drive when, for unknown reasons, he made an unsafe turning movement and ran off the…
Deputy Mike Vasquez, public information officer Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed on Aug. 24 that the body found by a hiker on Sunday, Aug. 21 is that of Josephene Youssef, 71, of Pinyon. Youssef had been missing since June 7 when she went for a walk from her family’s home in the 70-300 block of…
