Criminal case hearing next As previously reported, the Riverside County District Attorney has filed three felony counts against Pine Cove resident Pamela Allen, 66, for a March 2017 collision with Julia Romero, 18, of Idyllwild. In parallel with the criminal suit, Romero, through attorney Matthew Poelstra, has filed a civil suit seeking to recover medical…
And then it burned Editor’s note: We publish these accounts from the Paradise evacuation to keep friends of Johnston, Clark, Redeker and Williams updated. In December 2017, the Town Crier published an article about Pine Cove resident Jamie Johnston and her book “Following Breadcrumbs, Tales of a Rock and Roll Child.” Johnston’s book chronicled her…
Idyllwild Fire Here are a few of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Nov. 12 — Fire, 9:16 a.m. Tollgate Rd. • Nov. 13 — Vegetation fire within Cranston Fire burn, 2 a.m. McCall Park Rd. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are a few of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to…
On Nov. 7, Judge John Molloy dismissed the Riverside County case involving Rodney Rickman, 48, of Mountain Center. The state of Alabama had a fugitive warrant issued for Rickman. He was arrested on Oct. 23, in Palm Desert. Molloy stated in the initial hearing that if the requesting state did not pick Rickman up, then…
Last Tuesday’s gubernatorial election results may not have been earth-shattering, but the earth did quake several times Friday morning. Three tremors, all greater than 3.0 in magnitude, occurred in the western portion of Anza, about 4.5 miles northeast of Aguanga. The largest was 3.8 in magnitude about 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. But during the…
Kacee Lloyd Monroe was convicted in 2004 for the Nov. 19, 2001, second-degree murder of his friend Austin Ross, both 16, and both Pine Cove residents. Austin died of blunt-force trauma to the head and was buried in the woods. Monroe was sentenced to 16 years to life. On Oct. 2, of this year, a…
On Nov. 6, Michael Darranger Kellner, 25, of Idyllwild, was sentenced to 58 days in county jail. He had been arrested on Oct. 21 for three violations of a previous post-release community supervision settlement and parole agreements, which were all the result of misdemeanor convictions. At the November hearing, Kellner admitted his violations of the…
Of 11 propositions on the November 2018 ballot, voters statewide approved six. Riverside County voters also approved six, but not the same six as statewide voters chose. Approved by state voters and, therefore, becoming law are: • Proposition 1 with 54.3 percent voting “yes” (bonds to fund affordable housing programs and veteran home loans); •…
Idyllwild Office one of contributing projects The U.S. Forest Service’s Los Padres and San Bernardino National Forests were recently honored and recognized for their efforts to conserve energy through the implementation of renewable energy projects. The two forests received the award for implementing and constructing 63 different projects (including several on the San Jacinto Ranger…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the ARF cats were a slight bit irritated that ARF dogs get more attention. Indigo: No surprise. I just took a head count, and we are all here. Still. Pepper: (Begins to cry) I don’t know why. I really don’t. Zeus: Aw, don’t cry Pepper! We try,…
