The Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors approved a $1.5 million budget for fiscal 2012-13, which starts July 1. For income, the budget anticipates a slight decline in tax income and a marginal increase in water sales ($42,000 more than fiscal 2011-12). The budget also plans more for engineering for a Fern Valley Road…
Two residential burglaries, one on River Drive (June 6) and one on Double View Drive (June 14), continue the spate of criminal activity that has increased over the last year. And on Thursday, June 14, vandals cut the lock on Town Hall’s outside storage shed and ransacked the supplies kept inside. Nothing was stolen. Disorder…
Idyllwild’s interim Fire Chief Mike Sherman said he would re-examine the costs of ambulance service based on response time to Pine Cove longer than the current 12 minutes …
For five days, something extraordinary took place in town …
The ballots have been cast for the election of Idyllwild’s first mayor. A lot of treats and kibble were being exchanged last week, according to my olfactory system. They will be announced 4 p.m., Sunday, July 1, at a barbecue at ARF on Highway 243.
A special Health, Wellness and Safety Forum specifically for seniors begins at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Idyllwild Nature Center. County 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone, in partnership with the county’s Office on Aging, organized and is sponsoring the forum.
Update: The bat captured in Idyllwild tested negative for rabies, according to John Welsh, the senior public information officer for the County’s Animals Services Agency. Riverside County Animal Services has impounded a live bat captured in the Idyllwild area, according to John Welsh, senior public information specialist for the agency. The bat will be tested…
In an unanimous vote (5-0), the County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee voted to terminate the existing ambulance service with idyllwild Fire Protection District and ask the County Emergency Service Agency to replace this service with American Medical Response, the countywide ambulance provider. This recommendation will be transmitted to 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone,…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station has certified Brause to train neighborhood watch groups in the area …
On its Monday, June 11 meeting, members of Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 elected new officers. From left are Fred Maholland, House Committee member; Cid Castillo, third vice commander; Steve Espinosa, sergeant-at-arms; Jim Kent, first vice commander; Danny Richardson, chairman, House Committee; Ron Draper, post commander; Gary Kuscher, second vice commander; Don McVey, House Committee member; and Dave Fraser, post adjutant. Not pictured is Claudia Posey, finance officer.
