From Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Tuesday, Feb. 23, there were two crashes on Hill roads. At 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, Deputy Robert Miller, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, was driving a department Ford Expedition north on Forbes Ranch Road, a half-mile north of Highway 74, when he stopped in a dirt pullover on the west…
Tiffany Marie Ramirez, 31, of Idyllwild, arrested on Jan. 6, pleaded guilty to one count of felony possession of marijuana with intent to sell. Ramirez was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Eradication Team at McKinney Lane in Idyllwild. Ramirez (a.k.a. Tiffany Marie Reddick) was sentenced to 90 days in county jail with…
On Feb. 23, the California Department of Parks and Recreation rescued two lost male hikers ages 51 and 39 of Indiana in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. At about 4:30 p.m. State Parks received a phone call from the lost hikers. The hikers said that they had taken the Palm Springs Tram to Long Valley…
For the week beginning Feb. 22, propane prices fell with several Hill suppliers, reflecting market conditions, and held steady for others who responded by deadline. As we have previously reported, propane prices can vary daily and are based on “spot prices” at refinery points of production. Three companies of the six who supply the Hill…
The recently signed memorandum of understanding between state fire agencies and several private environmental groups is intended to build support for prescribed burns throughout the state. Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service took the step to help build support for the use of fire as a wildland fire-protection tool. The two agencies, along with…
Water supply and conditions are fine in the Pine Cove Water District, General Manager Jerry Holldber told the directors at the Feb. 11 meeting. “We’re back down on [water] production,” he reported. “Well no. 10 [the district’s monitoring well] has stayed at the same level.” January water production was nearly 20 percent less than a…
One two-vehicle collision occurred on Hill roads during the last week. At 5:28 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Janet Colson, 48, of San Jacinto, was driving her 2010 Mercedes E 350 westbound on Highway 74 just east of the Old Control Road when, according to the California Highway Patrol report, she made an unsafe turning movement….
The County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee discussed the need and level for a new parcel fee last week. The current fee of $ 60.90 was initially approved in an August 2004 vote as $50 with an escalation formula. The assessment helped defray the cost of emergency ambulance service, which the Idyllwild Fire…
The third bald eagle count of the 2015-16 winter found 14 bald eagles (seven adults and seven juveniles) throughout Southern California, according to John Miller, public affairs officer for the San Bernardino National Forest. Last month, after the heavy snowstorm, only four eagles were seen. Two adult eagles were spotted at Lake Hemet. In January,…
Skepticism about the El Niño weather this winter abounds. Although rainfall on the Hill exceeded historic averages for the period from July 1 through Jan. 31, the storms were neither relentless nor overwhelming. The early January snowstorm dropped more than a foot of snow, nearly 2 feet in some areas; still, February has felt much…
