Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, July 9 to 15. Idyllwild • July 9 — Alarm call, 1:25 a.m. N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • July 9 — Follow-up, 12:14 p.m., address withheld. Handled by deputy. • July 9 — Alarm call, 11:54…
How it occurred is controversial Many locals know it as Lily Rock, but climbers prefer to call it Tahquitz Rock. It’s one of the more famous climbing sites in California and is where the Yosemite Decimal System for rating the degree of difficulty of rock climbs reportedly was first developed back in the 1950s. Tahquitz…
At its May 23 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved an increase in its ambulance service fees. The cost to district residents for its ambulance service, beginning June 1, is now $1,548.75. The 2017-18 cost for each service, for residents and non-residents, was increased 5 percent. An ambulance trip to a local hospital…
Riverside County’s property assessments continue to recover from the last recession. For fiscal 2017-18, the assessment roll exceeds its previous record achieved in 2008. Current total county property assessment is $269.1 billion, which is 5.5 percent more than last year’s total of $255.1 billion. This is the fifth-consecutive year of growth after Riverside County suffered…
Wednesday morning, July 12, thieves broke into the Idyllwild Shell station at Highway 243 and Ridgeview Drive, making off with merchandise and a small amount of money, according to owner James Jang. At least one of the three men was seen on surveillance camera with just the lower half of his face covered. Also Wednesday…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
Last Monday, July 10, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced a legislative package for a comprehensive, statewide program to address air pollution where it matters most — in neighborhoods with the dirtiest air. While this package does not address a major problem on…
The Idyllwild Community Center will break ground for its Phase 1 site development this fall, according to Janice Lyle, president of the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. Last month, the project was delayed because bids on the project exceeded the budget, according to Chris Trout, advisor to the board for marketing. During the past…
Kevin Brennan, California Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist, knows this mountain and its wildlife. Black bears are relatively rare in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa ranges after the construction of Interstate 10. But now there is not just one, but two — the Rite Aid male bear who migrated to Idyllwild from…
