The Town Crier’s reporting of propane prices and policies of the six companies that serve the Hill began after reader inquiries. Readers said they often did not understand how prices were set and how they varied from company to company. Beginning Jan. 28, and continuing thereafter every two to three weeks, we queried local providers…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not provide responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls, Sunday to Saturday, Feb. 28 to March 5. Idyllwild • Feb. 28 –– Alarm call, Village Center Dr. Handled by deputy. • Feb. 28 –– Trespassing, West Ridge…
Hemet Unified School District announced the registration window for the 2016-17 school year Students Achieving in Fun Environments After School and The Zone middle-school programs. Registration opens on Monday, March 14, and closes Friday, April 22. District schools will be closed from March 28 through April 1 for spring recess. The SAFE program operates at…
The Local Control and Accountability Plan was the subject of a lively discussion at Idyllwild School last week. The LCAP is a product of 2013 legislation that changed the method in which the state allocates educational funds. Hemet Unified School District is preparing its third LCAP and has been holding meetings throughout the district to…
This week, Cal Fire is continuing its prescribed burn at Camp Maranatha. The burn, consisting of 125 piles of brush and slash, was to occur between Tuesday, March 8, and Wednesday, March 9. Residents in Idyllwild, Pine Cove and surrounding mountain communities or anyone traveling on Highway 243 may see smoke from 6 a.m. to…
The National Weather Service forecast for precipitation in Southern California this past weekend proved correct — first rain, then snow. From Saturday through Sunday afternoon, rain fell over the whole region, although the coast and the San Bernardino Mountains received the most rain. And Monday during the morning, late afternoon and evening, snow fell all…
In July 2015, Frank Gutierrez, 67, of Idyllwild, was arrested when Riverside city police, in cooperation with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, arrested Lisa Marie Brown, 40, of Riverside, for hit and run, vehicular manslaughter and possession for sales of methamphetamine. The arrests were made in Idyllwild. Gutierrez, then 66, was arrested for various drug-related…
There were not many collisions on mountain roads over the last week. At 7:17 a.m. Friday, March 4, a Hemet Unified School District bus, with students inside, was sideswiped by an unidentified driver who fled the scene. The incident occurred on Highway 243, two-tenths of a mile south of Rocky Way. The bus, driven by…
Over the past year, hundreds of pines have succumbed to the drought and bark beetle attacks. One of the most affected sites is the Idyllwild Community Center. ICC is popular with visitors and children, even now before any of the proposed improvements have been constructed. With dozens of dead and dying trees, the ICC Board…
A Cold Warning is being issued for Idyllwild. The Idyllwild Town Hall Warm Center will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, through Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Temperatures are expected to reach 40° and below. Individuals susceptible to cold, such as the elderly, disabled and families with young…
