Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Feb. 27 to March 4, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 26 — Walk-in medical aid. Feb. 26 — Medical aid, 24700 block of Marion Ridge Drive, Pine Cove. Feb. 26 — Medical aid, 52500 block of Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. Feb….
On Saturday, March 10, the final bald eagle count of the winter will be conducted around lakes in southern California and your help is needed. This year marks the 34th season that the San Bernardino National Forest has organized monthly winter bald eagle counts. Concurrent bald eagle counts are held at Big Bear Lake, Lake…
I would say to the “complainers,” post your complaints so we can openly discuss them in an open forum. This town is getting tired of back-door politics. I can’t tell you how many compliments and support my wife and I get walking through town, about the opinions we post in letters to the editor. Space…
Applications for grants from the Idyllwild Community Fund are now available online and the completed form should be submitted online by Friday, May 4. A technical assistance workshop is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, March 15, at the Idyllwild Fire Station’s meeting room. Interested parties and representatives of nonprofit organizations can RSVP to…
Late last night (Tuesday, March 6) an inch or less of snow fell on Idyllwild. The roads have been cleared and gravel dropped. The icy spots will melt quickly as the temperatures rise from 25º. The National Weather Service forecast is sunny and 50º today. Sunny days through the weekend. Here’s some early views of…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit arrested Anza resident Mark William Winder, 21, on Feb. 29 for the Feb. 7 murder of Trevor Michael Slusher, 20, also of Anza. Slusher was found on Feb. 7 badly wounded near the intersection of Gassner Road and Roger Lane, in Anza. Although responding CAL FIRE personnel…
The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn near the Transfer Station on Saunders Meadow Road on Monday, March 5. Further burns will be limited by possible wind conditions in advance of incoming precipitation, according to Forest Service District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that Hemet High School teacher Janel Ramirez, 31, was arrested on Thursday, March 1 on suspicion of having had sex with a student. According to the report, the alleged offenses took place on campus during the month of December. Ramirez is a ninth grade English teacher, employed with the…
Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from Coachella, spoke to around 40 people at Town Hall in Idyllwild as part of his district-wide “Listening Tour.” Ruiz was preceded by an advance team that quickly hung banners and set up registration tables prior to the candidate’s arrival just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 1. Ruiz, a triple…
Vehicles driving Hwy. 243 between South Circle Drive and County Park Road had to wait or go around the scene of a rollover crash today, in which no one was injured. The crash happened when Maria Loutzenhiser lost control of her SUV and it rolled on the Highway around 3:15 this afternoon. The road was…
