“This hiker was located safely,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Media Information Bureau (MIB) wrote in response to an inquiry by the newspaper. A report was taken for a lost hiker at 2:41 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Eight people have gone missing in the area since March of last year and four — Roy…
Two collisions occurred on local highways — one on Highway 74 and one on Highway 243 — last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.At 6:47 p.m. Thursday, April 29, Alaina Marie Ussery, 35 of Idyllwild, was driving a tan 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe southbound on Highway 243 500 feet south…
Riverside County is still in the orange tier of the state’s tier system. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently stated the state would open up June 15 if “vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 years and older who wish to be inoculated” and hospitalization numbers remain low. He also said the June 15 date would be…
By Marshall SmithIdyllwild Association of Realtors Living on the Hill comes with disaster risks, especially for new residents unfamiliar with living in a wildland interface. Fortunately, there is time to learn and a volunteer organization, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), available to provide training and education.In July 2018, the Cranston Fire forced thousands of residents to…
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, April 24 to 30. Idyllwild• Apr. 24 — Suspicious circumstance, 12:06 a.m. Hopkins Dr. Handled by deputy.• Apr. 24 — Recovery of stolen vehicle, 6:32 a.m. 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Report taken.• Apr. 24 — Alarm call,…
Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ralph Hoetger resigned at the end of the Tuesday, April 27 IFPD Board of Commissioners meeting. Hoetger sold his home and is moving out of the district. The district posted the vacancy last week. The deadline to submit a resume/CV and cover letter articulating interest in becoming a board…
Several items filled the Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) last board meeting agenda. The proposed FY 2021/22 budget can be accessed at the district’s website, idyllwildwater.com, and is included with the April 21 agenda. Monthly legal services from Aleshire & Wynder cost the district $7,467.23. Director Dave Hunt commented the new flow chart (included with the…
The newspaper contacts the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department media information bureau (MIB) every week asking for updates and if there will be any upcoming searches for the remaining four missing people — Melissa Lane, Roy Prifogle, Lydia “Dia” Abrams and Diana Perez Gonzalez — in the Idyllwild and surrounding areas. Very rarely does the newspaper…
The county announced earlier this week the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot will resume at its clinics saying, “local health officials on Monday lifted the pause on the drug.” It will be used at the Alessandro High School clinic in Hemet starting Thursday and expand to more sites the following week.“Bringing back the Johnson and…
