Crystal Lynn St. Marie, 38, of Poppet Flats, was arrested in Palm Desert on March 17, and arraigned on Monday, March 21, charged with one count of felony identity theft. She is currently incarcerated in Indio Jail with bail set at $50,000, according to Riverside County District Attorney Information Specialist John Hall. She had previously…
On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at about 12:30 p .m. a head-on traffic collision between a dark blue SUV and a white sedan occurred about a mile north of Mountain Center on Highway 243. Debris was scattered over more than an estimated 100 yards along the roadway, as the vehicles came to rest about that…
Photo by Becky Clark A hit-and-run traffic collision about 1 p.m. stopped traffic in both directions at Buckhorn Camp about 2 miles north of Idyllwild on Highway 243. The occupants of the hit vehicle are not injured. The driver of the Toyota truck that appeared to collide with the Audi walked off the scene before…
The next general manager of the Fern Valley Water District will be Victor Jimenez, who currently works for the City of El Monte. He was the unanimous choice of the board and will begin in early April. FVWD received 15 applications for the position, and the General Manager Selection Committee, composed of directors Trischa Clark…
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington nominated a new five-member County Service Area 36 Advisory Council. The names will be submitted to the full Riverside County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 5, for approval and appointment. The council nominees are Ginger Dagnall, John Metroka Jr., Wendy Read, David Hunt and Kathy Wilson. Verne…
On Tuesday, March 15, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nasir David Powell, 18, on felony charges involving sex offenses. The arrest was made in Idyllwild on Temecula Drive, which is entirely within the campus of Idyllwild Arts Academy. Indications are that Powell was a student at IAA at the time of the…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday to Sunday, March 1 to 13: Idyllwild • March 1 — Medical aid. • March 2 — Two medical aids. • March 4 — Two medical aids. • March 5 — Two medical aids. • March 6 — Two medical aids. • March…
Tim Lange, elected to the Pine Cove Water District board in August, submitted his resignation at the March 9 meeting. “It is given with mixed feelings,” he said. He and his wife will be moving to Willamette Valley in Oregon, where he resided for about eight years in the 1970s. Lange was consistently upbeat and…
Vector control was the topic at last week’s Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. With the expectation of above-normal precipitation this winter, Kathleen Henderson, the Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, thought a discussion of how to deal with mosquitoes and other disease carriers would be helpful for local residents. Doug Osborn, the supervising…
As Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins reminded local fire officials at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, the 2016 fire season is approaching quickly. “MAST is about preparation and cooperation,” he stressed. “We do all we can in a systems approach to reduce probable threats ahead.” Confirming Hawkins’ statement, items discussed during the…
