Riverside County continues to monitor a possible underground fuel leak in Idyllwild. R.M. Environmental Inc. of Calimesa, conducting the monitoring work, just completed the third-quarter sampling report. In addition, RME has submitted a work plan to install two more monitoring wells that will be sampled and monitored on a quarterly basis for the next 12…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. Idyllwild • Nov. 25 — Two medical aids. • Nov. 26 — Traffic collision. • Nov. 27 — False alarm. • Nov. 28 — Two medical aids. • Nov. 28 — Service call. • Nov. 29…
Hill communities got a heavy dose of precipitation Tuesday and though the weather was cold, it wasn’t cold enough to snow.
A man arrested in front of Cafe Aroma earlier this year with a first charge of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse has been convicted of a lesser charge of “offensive touching only,” a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 242, according to Riverside County Superior Court records. Felipe DeJesus Rubio Gomez, also known as Felipe…
Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle traffic collision just after 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, on Highway 74 north of Vista Point. Michael Kaplan, 54, of La Jolla, driving a Dodge Avenger westbound, attempted to pass — over double-yellow lines — Michael Rein, 69, of Idyllwild, driving a Subaru Forester, according to California Highway Patrol’s…
After two years, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners last week approved an agreement for the local Mile High Radio Club to operate WNKI — the local emergency radio station. MHRC directors must still approve the agreement before it is signed, said MHRC President Bill Tell. A special MHRC meeting is planned for Dec. 11…
In response to a public question about the status of Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s response to the September letter from the Riverside County grand jury that rejected the original response, Commission President Jerry Buchanan said last week in IFPD’s board meeting he has had no further communication with the grand jury about this issue. Consequently,…
The Hemet Unified School District Board of Governor’s held its once-a-year meeting in Idyllwild on Nov. 18. While no specific issues about Idyllwild School were on the board’s agenda, several issues, which could affect the local school, were discussed. Two resolutions in anticipation of a possible teachers’ work stoppage were the principal topic and attracted…
“Our water demand dropped considerably from summer,” Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler told the directors at the Nov. 21 meeting. “This is relatively consistently normal for this time of year.” While the September and October usage of 6.7 million gallons was 700,000 gallons less than the July and August consumption, it was…
Besides the arguments over the salary negotiations, two other significant events occurred at last week’s Hemet Unified School District meeting in Idyllwild. The evening was the last meeting for Trustee and current board President Paul Bakkom. At the beginning of the session, he honored Hamilton High School counselor and Idyllwild resident Jason Sonnier. Bakkom presented…
