IDYLLWILD NEWS
Some rain, still drought
This weekend’s rainfall was a welcomed event as between 1.3 inches and 2 inches fell on an arid Hill. Historically, February is the second wettest mon...
On The Town
Idyllwild’s biggest art party is coming up
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild continues its full calendar of public events with this year’s iteration of its popular “Eye of the Artist” art show and ...
History buffs face off in first ever Hillbilly Games
Last Thursday, Feb. 19, the “Hillbilly Games” were held at the Idyllwild Library. The first event pitted two teams in a game of Idyllwild Jeopardy. He...
Black Tie Bash
On Sunday, Roger Bates and Barbara Rayliss perform the night’s theme song “Let Me Entertain You” to start off Stratford Players Black Tie Bash, which ...
Talking trusts
On Thursday, Kay Wanner speaks to a full house at Silver Pines about setting up trusts and the large costs of probate. Wanner was part of the Idyllwil...
King of the Cage returns to Soboba
King of the Cage, an internationally broadcast Mixed Martial Arts company, is returning to Soboba Casino in San Jacinto on Sunday, March 15. In a broa...
PHOTOS: Town Hall kids have castle fun
Before seeing “The Sword in the Stone” at the Rustic Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 18, King Darrell Gillett knights Rylan Righetti.
Local News
Some rain, still drought
This weekend’s rainfall was a welcomed event as between 1.3 inches and 2 inches fell on an arid Hill. Historically, February is the second wettest mon...
Idyllwild Fire acquires new ambulances; successful auction bids
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is the proud owner of two new ambulances, which were purchased Wednesday through a General Services Administrat...
Steele has early clubhouse lead
Brendan Steele posted a 4-under-par 66 Thursday at The Honda Classic in Florida, and currently has the lead among golfers who have finished the first ...
NWS issues storm watch for Hill
The National Weather Service has issued a storm watch for the Riverside County mountains from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. The full te...
Another motorcyclist fatality Saturday
For the second consecutive weekend, a motorcycle fatality occurred on Highway 74. This collision was late Saturday morning, Feb. 21, just west of McCa...
HUSD public hearing to increase class size for grades 1-3
The Hemet Unified School District issued the following notice of public hearing today. District Superintendent Dr. Barry kayrell signed it on Tuesday,...
Sports
Steele has early clubhouse lead
Brendan Steele posted a 4-under-par 66 Thursday at The Honda Classic in Florida, and currently has the lead among golfers who have finished the first ...
Crandall wins Palms to Pines Golf tourney
Jim Crandall, Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair, provided this report about the Friday, Feb. 20, regular monthly golf tournament held at ...
Brendan Steele’s tee times this week
Idyllwild native Brendan Steele plays this week in the $6.1 million The Honda Classic on the PGA National (Champion) course in Palm Beach Gardens, Flo...
REGIONAL NEWS
Review of ‘top two’ primary process yields few conclusions
In June 2010, California voters approved Proposition 14 establishing that the top two vote getters in a primary would advance to the general election ...
Legislature may eliminate parental choice for vaccines
As of Friday, Feb. 20, California health officials reported 123 confirmed cases of measles since December 2014. That is 50 more cases in a month and t...
Allocation of water bond funding begins
In November 2014, California voters overwhelming approved Proposition 1, a bond measure to provide financing to increase water supply, provide clean, ...