Breaking news: Arrest warrant issued for suspect
On June 6, 2014, deputies from the Hemet Station were dispatched to the unincorporated community of Anza to investigate a male adult in a...
County advances Idyllwild Fire Department $450,000
Riverside County advanced Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) $450,000 on its December and January property tax receipts, but otherwise there was no discussion of...
Medical volunteers needed after disasters
Martin Baxter, Riverside County medical volunteer coordinator, discussed the county’s medical volunteer program at the monthly meeting of the Mountain Emergency Services Committee. The...
Meet Robert Hewitt, the new CSA 38 member
Chief Hewitt was born and raised in Southern California. Within two weeks of his graduation from Duarte High School in Los Angeles County, near the San Gabriel Mountains, Hewitt was on the Oak Grove Hot Shots team. That was the first step in his career goal of becoming a firefighter. From the age of 5 or 6, Hewitt knew that is what he wanted to become.
Reelected, Sheriff Sniff plans reboot
Reelected by a wide margin in last week’s primary election, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff plans a major reboot — to resume the work...
The people and their efforts
For more than 30 years, Idyllwild citizens, led by the ever present Robert Priefer, have made numerous attempts to build a community center facility. As far back as 1982, a consortium of contractors and recreation professionals spent one year researching similar facilities in Tahoe, Mammoth and other mountain communities before designing the High Country Recreation Center. Their dream of a fitness center, handball courts, and a multipurpose room for aerobic dance, plays and other activities was dashed when investors, motivated by expectations of short-term profits, decided that it would take 10 years to break even on the $2 million price tag.
Hill business habitat grows healthier
Four Corners is busy with the remodeling of the previous Idyllwild Health Center ...
Stigall returns to IFPD Presidency
Commissioner Paul Riggi
conducted a brief and efficient meeting in his final role as Idyllwild Fire Protection District vice president. Overseeing a special meeting,...
CSA 38 not included in ambulance discussions
Much of last week’s County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee’s meeting was devoted to discussion of the ambulance service contract with Idyllwild Fire Protection District.