A power outage affected the wider Idyllwild area beginning at 7:44 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25. Affected areas included most of Idyllwild, Pine Cove and along Highway 243 to Round Robin Drive past the Alandale Guard Station. Parts of Garner Valley also experienced the outage, which rolled out at slightly different intervals and ended roughly one…
An 80-year-old man from Pomona died on Highway 243 when his car spun out of control and overturned on Friday, Jan. 22. Everett Mitchell was driving his gray 2005 Ford Ranger northbound on Highway 243, 3 miles north of the intersection with Round Robin Drive, at about 9:18 a.m. when, on a curve, his vehicle…
Editor’s note: We will update prices regularly from as many companies as will furnish us the information. If companies refuse to furnish us information, we’ll also publish that. Propane prices are not government regulated. They are market responsive, based on what it costs local companies to buy and distribute propane to Hill users. Prices vary…
Touted as having the cleanest forest in America and known for its pristine hiking trails and serene vistas, Idyllwild got a sobering dose of off-Hill reality. Dumpsters and truckloads of trash littered Idyllwild public areas, trash left behind by snow visitors attracted by the snow but unfamiliar with “leaving no trace.” “The good news,” said…
At 9:24 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the Riverside County Fire Department in cooperation with Cal Fire received a report of a traffic accident fatality near Pine Cove. Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters, with assistance from IFPD, responded to the scene of a solo vehicle rollover on Highway 243 near Pine Cove. The…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Jan. 11 to 17. Idyllwild • Jan. 11 — No responses. • Jan. 12 — Walk-in medical aid. • Jan. 12 — Medical aid, 26000 block of Hwy. 243 • Jan. 13 — Medical aid, 26000 block of Saunders Meadow Rd….
Fern Valley Water District directors elected James Rees as the board president for 2016. Rees joined the board in December 2009 and served as vice president for the past two years and secretary/treasurer before that. Trischa Clark is the new vice president and Richard Schnetzer was elected secretary/treasurer. The vote was unanimous, 4-0, with Clark…
The highlight of the Jan. 13 meeting of the directors for the Pine Cove Water District was the recognition of PCWD as a District of Distinction through the Special District Leadership Foundation. At the initiation of Assemblyman Brian Jones and Sen. Jeff Stone, the state Legislature approved a Members Resolution 13 in October honoring PCWD,…
