WNKI, the local emergency radio broadcast (1600 AM), also has a telephone number [(951) 659-WNKI or 659-9654], which can be called from outside the station’s range, said Bill Tell, president of Mile High Radio Club and the local Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services. If no active emergency is taking place, the message will be, “WNKI…
Southern California jumped into the fire season with a large fire in the Angeles National Forest in early June. The Powerhouse Fire burned more than 30,000 acres in dense, mature chaparral just north of Santa Clarita. Fire Safe Council Board Member Norm Walker, an incident commander on the fire, told the council that the wind,…
County Service Areas 36 (Idyllwild) and 38 (Pine Cove), dormant since the beginning of the year, may be revived in September, said Riverside County Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone. “We may not be seeing the same faces, and will be discussing how to rejuvenate them,” Stone said last Thursday. For CSA 36, Stone said there…
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a balanced budget last Thursday for fiscal year 2013-14 in time to begin July 1. The budget totaled $96.3 billion, including a $1 billion reserve. For the second consecutive year, the budget projects a slight surplus. This is the largest since the $100 billion budgets of 2006-07 and 2007-08….
To help draft an ordinance about controlling and limiting the population growth of pit bull and pit bull-type breeds in Riverside County, the Department of Animal Services invited county residents to submit opinions to an online survey. The survey is complete and John Welsh, Animal Services senior public information specialists, shared the results. Of 240…
With the arrival of spring and expectations of locating goldspotted oak borers, only one more affected tree has been identified, according to Riverside County’s Forester Chief Gregg Bratcher. Last month, the county Agricultural Commissioner’s Office held a meeting with potential contractors who could spray trees, Bratcher said. The intent was to increase their awareness of…
The local Historic Preservation Review board met again last week, approving the Preservation Plan and a proposed permit for altering a designated facility within the district. Both actions were taken unanimously, but the Riverside County Planning Department still must review both documents. Currently, Idyllwild is the only designated historic district. The plan, based on Ordinance…
Grupo Bohemio, popular six-piece Latin and classic rock group, returns to Idyllwild Summer Concert Series serving some jalapeno-flavored saucy and sizzling up-tempo music. Manny Torres, Bohemio leader, said locals should break out their dancing shoes since dance music is Bohemio’s bag. The group, based in the Coachella Valley, has been together for 13 years. “On…
Brendan Steele placed high again last week on the PGA Tour — this time in the AT&T National at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. — and has essentially assured his playing card for next season. The Idyllwild native posted a 2-under-par 73-71-66-72 — 282 for a tie for 16th place and $97,500 in…
