A one-vehicle traffic crash resulted in the death of a Mountain Center man Monday evening about a half-mile east of Keen Camp Road on Highway 74. California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski said the man was driving a Toyota Tacoma westbound near the speed limit when he drifted off the highway and hit a tree…
Michael David Austin, 45, of Idyllwild was arrested on Dec. 18 for violation of his parole. On Dec. 29, he admitted the violation and Judge Judith Fouladi sentenced Austin to Riverside County jail for 135 days. The violation was Austin’s failure to report to a Salvation Army drug or alcohol treatment program, according to his…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Health Center • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center • Idyllwild Water District • Pine Cove…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild hosts its annual general membership meeting and social from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Caine Learning Center. The nonprofit organization will present a review of its 2014 fundraising and events, and discuss activities planned for the new year. Light refreshments will be served, and RSVPs are…
The Mile High Radio Club is moving forward with implementing the agreement with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District to operate WNKI. Despite MHRC board member Jeff Smith’s concerns raised privately to President Bill Tell and publicly, members at the Jan. 8 meeting felt they had the talent to capably and prudently carry out their responsibilities…
A pole fire on the corner of Beard Street and El Campo in Hemet caused the widespread power outage that affected the Hill Wednesday, Jan. 14. A single transmission line runs up the mountain then branches out to the various mountain areas, leading to the broad spread of the outage. The cause of the fire…
Town Hall Adult Volleyball Coordinator Ginger Dagnall gave this report: We kicked off our league play the week before Christmas and are now back at it. Standings: Team Wins, Losses Idyllwild Garage 1, 0 Forest Lumber 1, 0 Idyllwild Pizza Co. 1, 1 Idyllwild Inn 2, 1 La Casita 0, 3 Native Islanders 1,…
During the second of four Saturday bald eagle counts, two adults were seen at Lake Hemet last weekend. A total of 13 bald eagles were seen in the San Bernardino National Forest on Jan. 10 during the count period, four more than the December count. Public volunteers and U.S. Forest Service biologists again saw one…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Jan. 6 to 12. Idyllwild • Jan. 6 — Medical aid, 10:25 a.m., one patient. • Jan. 6 — Medical aid, 3:50 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 7 — Medical aid, 2:11 p.m., one patient. • Jan. 7 — Medical aid,…
UPDATE 12:57: Power is back on, at least in some areas, in Garner Valley. UPDATE 12:55 p.m.: Power is back up in Idyllwild and Pine Cove, but not Mountain Center or Garner Valley. UPDATE: Both the Town Crier office and the Avon Lady’s house (she rang) are back up in Idyllwild! UPDATE: The outages extend…
