The California Department of Transportation began work this week on a Highway 371 left-turn lane project. The work will be from 0.2 miles west of Bahrman Road to 0.03 miles west of Bailiff Road. The project will construct left-turn lanes for both directions of travel on Highway 371. The $520,000 project, awarded to All American…
The prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, who was charged with 13 counts of arson last week, has been suspended. Judge Mark Mandio has requested the medical reports of Farley’s mental competence before proceeding with the further court actions. At the July 8 felony settlement conference, Mandio heard a motion from the public defender,…
A steady diet of lizards may explain why the Southern Pacific rattlesnake species in this area has such a highly toxic venom, said a local expert. Dr. William Hayes, professor of biology at Loma Linda University, said research in the San Jacinto, San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains show that the snake’s venom is unusually…
Vandals shot out car windows in multiple locations over a two-day period on Saturday, July 9, and Sunday, July 10. Although reports are still incomplete, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station received information that damage took place in 15 different locations, including neighborhoods in and around Lake Lane, Idyllbrook Drive, Toll Gate Road, Middle Ridge…
Nearly two years after terminating former Capt. James Reyes and nearly four months since an administrative law judge recommended reversing that action, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commissioners decided to uphold Reyes’ dismissal and rejected his appeal. While the commission hopes that case has ended, Reyes’ Riverside County Superior Court case against IFPD has a…
For the first time in several years, a County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee met to review tax-funded community recreation programs currently held at Idyllwild’s Town Hall. The meeting took place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7. It was facilitated by Michael Franklin, Riverside County Economic Development Agency CSA project manager. Four of the five…
Lucky, a 7-year-old Yorkshire terrier, had very bad luck. He was a pawn caught in an emotional triangle involving great distance, his female owner in Utah, her new truck-driver boyfriend, and the boyfriend’s wife and family in California. But then a team from the Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild changed the little Yorkie’s bad luck…
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management will host four Sand to Snow National Monument collaborative workshops in July. The first will be July 13 in Yucaipa. The workshops will provide an opportunity for information sharing between the public, Forest Service and BLM about the Sand to Snow National Monument. President Barrack Obama…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Friday, June 10, to Sunday, June 26. Idyllwild • June 10 — Cooking fire, confined to container, 54000 block of S. Circle Dr. • June 11 — Medical aid, Deerfoot Ln. • June 11 — Lock out, 25000 block of Hwy. 243. • June…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District adopted its preliminary 2016-17 budget last week. The total budget is slightly more than $2 million and about $170,000 more than the 2015-16 budget. Growth in revenues is largely from two sources. The revenues from the county’s property taxes are expected to increase about $140,000 and reimbursement from participation in…
