A private company wants to construct a wireless communication site near Keen Camp Summit on nearby U.S. Forest Service land. The Forest Service is soliciting comments on the project. The project will improve wireless communication, including 911 services, between Mountain Center and Garner Valley. Verizon and AT&T have already agreed to use the space and…
The winter weather and storms were difficult to experience. The resulting road closures have been a nuisance for some, an inconvenience for others, a burden for some, and devastating for those who live and work in Hemet or Idyllwild and have a daily commute to and fro. While electric and heating were needed throughout winter,…
New sheriff has ‘zero tolerance’ for repeat crimes Two local young men, Michael Kellner, 26, and James McMahon, 22, have been arrested for a series of burglaries in Idyllwild, Kellner on May 29 and McMahon on May 30. Both men were charged with burglary and possession of stolen property. McMahon also was charged with grand…
Last week, the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health started accepting applications for home-based food business permits. These are formally called Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations. An MHKO is a food facility a resident operates in a private home. Food is stored, handled, and prepared for and may be served to consumers either directly or…
Update 2:28 p.m. Thursday June 6: SCE Media Advisor of Corporate Communications Mary Ann Milbourn also confirmed today that the helicopters have been hired by SCE to survey lines and poles in the area to not only prevent catastrophes, but to protect residents and visitors to the mountain communities. She also said that depending on…
It is with great sorrow and a heavy heart that we share the loss of long-time Idyllwild resident and well-known artist Karin Maria Hedstrom, who went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Saturday, May 15, 2019. She was 89. Karin started life as a twin, the “older” one to sister Anna…
LaMont offered Idyllwild Fire Chief position As reported in last week’s Town Crier, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission unanimously decided to offer the position of fire chief to current Assistant and Acting Chief Mark LaMont. Commission President Jerry Buchanan announced the decision after the conclusion of a nearly three-hour-long closed session. It is still…
Editor’s note: Jack felt compelled to tell you this story of Floyd so here it is. Back in 2008, Becky and I needed a cat. We live out of town a good ways, surrounded by forest, and we had mice. Our golden retriever-mix, Buddy, wasn’t much of a mouser. I think they’d have to be…
By Jack Neworth Santa Monica Mirror Columnist
