At its June 17 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the closure of seven areas with Riverside County because of fire hazards. C...
County parks to operate Town Hall: Takeover is July 1
Management and maintenance of Idyllwild’s Town Hall facility will become the responsibility of the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space Distr...
Idyllwild Fire repeals policies prior to 2012
At the adamant urging of Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz last week, the district’s commission unanimously agreed to repeal all rules, regulations a...
Pine Cove Property Owners’ philanthropy continues
The Pine Cove Property Owners Association distributed checks, totaling $7,800, to several local organizations at its June meeting. In addition ...
IFPD budget is level for next year: Ambulance rates to increase
The Idyllwild Fire Department budget for fiscal 2014-15 is about $50,000 more than the current year budget. The district’s Finance Committee recommend...
Idyllwild water rates growing: Cost of conservation
Water bills will be increasing for Idyllwild Water District customers, but the question is, by how much. The final 6-percent annual rate increase, app...
Beyond defensible space: Making houses more fire safe
The onus for fire protection is largely with the resident or property owner. Fire officials have emphasized that view for years. They say if someone’s...
Measles cases reach 20-year high: Many cases in California
Perhaps complacency and youthful ignorance of the olden days, when measles was a more common illness, have combined to permit the virus to gain a new ...
June primary election results
As of Friday afternoon, June 6, about 97 percent of the expected ballots from the June 3 primary election had been counted. The Riverside County Regis...
Forest too dense, town has too much vegetation, ecologist says
Dr. Richard Minnich made it clear that he believes the Hill is still very vulnerable to another large and devastating wildfire.