UPDATED Monday, 12 p.m. May 7, 2012. The California Highway Patrol reported a solo non-injury collision of an SUV and a boulder on Highway 74 east of Wilson Way near the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Station. CHP Officer Jeffrey Osteen said the incident occurred at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. The CHP press release…
County officials plan to present design guidelines and recruit board members for the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District at an Idyllwild community meeting. County Preservation Officer Keith Herron will lead the meeting planned for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 16 at the Nature Center on Highway 243. The county board of supervisors authorized the district in July…
After several years of preparation, the California Department of State Parks and Recreation has approved the management plan for Long Valley, in the Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness. This plan is the result of the overall Mount San Jacinto State Park General Plan adopted in 2002. At that time, State Parks felt a…
The Annual Reports regarding activity at the underground fuel tanks in Idyllwild and Pine Cove were submitted to the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health last month. Monitoring at both sites indicates gradual improvement of contaminant concentrations. Idyllwild — Shell Station Since March 2002, Sandlin and Sons, has been conducting quarterly groundwater monitoring on behalf…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, April 23 to 29, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance April 25 — Walk-in medical aid. April 27 — Medical aid, Crestview Drive, Idyllwild. April 27 — System malfunction, Tahquitz View Drive, Idyllwild. April 28 — Smoke scare, Temecula Drive, Idyllwild. April…
On Saturday, April 28, a hiker without gear or a sleeping bag required rescue near Wellman Divide and the Pacific Crest Trail in the Idyllwild area. He had apparently gotten off the trail. The hiker used his cell phone to contact 911. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 6:15 p.m. and an aviation unit was…
Dr Stephen Lowder, formally resigned as Superintendent of Hemet Unified School District. The resignation, which is effective June 30, was tendered Tuesday, May 1 at a special HUSD board meeting preceding the board’s regular meeting Tuesday evening. At the beginning of the regular meeting, HUSD President Bill Sanborn announced that the board and Lowder had…
On Friday, April 27, Pine Cove resident Ronald Kimmerle, 49, was arrested at his residence in the 25000 block of Laurel Drive on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. A day later, he was released after posting bail ($500 on $5,000 bail). The penal code section under which Kimmerle was charged can be either a felony…
A number of sources, including Verizon West Coast Media Relations Manager Jarryd Gonzales and Verizon technical support, confirmed that Verizon could now provide higher speed DSL (digital data transfer over telephone lines) to Idyllwild customers with existing Verizon DSL accounts. Gonzales acknowledged that Verizon recently doubled processing capacity at the Idyllwild central office. Verizon has…
