Karen Epperly appeared in court Monday, Aug. 3. Pursuant to her agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, she began paying fines, penalties and restitution for her embezzlement. Epperly, 50, of Idyllwild, pleaded guilty to embezzlement on July 21. Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 3. She was initially charged in December 2013. With the…
The Anza Fire, which started Monday, Aug. 10, was fully contained, Saturday, Aug. 15. The fire, which was actually in the Piñyon area, burned a total of 543 acres over the five days. It started when a motor home caught fire and pulled to the side of Highway 74. The initial response to the fire…
For the convenience of Idyllwild and Pine Cove water districts voters, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters has placed an official ballot box at the Idyllwild Water District office, 25945 Highway 243. Ballots must be deposited in the box by Aug. 25, when the Registrar’s Office staff will retrieve it for counting.
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington will hold his first quarterly meeting in Idyllwild from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Idyllwild Library. To schedule an appointment in advance, call 951-955-1030.
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Aug. 11 to 17. Azusa • Aug. 15 — Cabin Fire (woods or wildland fire), Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area. Idyllwild • Aug. 11 — Public service assist, Cedar St. • Aug. 11 — Citizen complaint, Riverside County Playground Rd….
Chief Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, confirmed his department responded to reports of a bonfire in Alvin Meadows in back of the Idyllwild Arts campus. Reitz noted a response time of 10:30 pm. Saturday, Aug. 15, the first night of the annual Jazz in the Pines festival on the IA campus — a time…
Eighty high school students from Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties attended Red Cross training at Idyllwild Pines Camp this past week. Their primary focus was in learning about and assisting with the Red Cross Home Fire Prevention Campaign. The five-year national initiative, begun in October 2014, aims to reduce residential fires through installing smoke…
September may free up grant money to help fund a proposed Safety Corridor on highways 74 and 243, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. CHP sought grant money to fund enforcement and education measures to help reduce traffic fatalities on Hill highways. CHP will partner with Caltrans once funds are approved…
Living Free, founded in 1980, is a sanctuary for abandoned cats and dogs. Currently it is home to nearly 100 cats and 45 to 50 dogs. Mustangs are another species, surprisingly, who are abandoned or whom humans find too numerous. The federal government rounds up wild mustangs annually and keeps them penned in corrals with…
