Very wet winter brings low spring wildfire threats

The outlook for the 2023 summer fire season has benefited greatly from the wet and snowy winter. None of...

Another IWD Brown Act violation may have occurred

Idyllwild Water District directors may have violated the Brown Act (the California open meetings law) in the March 29 special meeting by...

Forest open, road closure order expires June 30

On March 18, the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) announced the closing of most of its internal Forest System Roads. The closures...

IWD may have violated Brown Act in rate votes

Last week’s Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors vote for new rates in a special meeting occurred in apparent violation of...

Local man convicted for fatal collision

A 32-year-old Idyllwild resident was convicted for two felony charges stemming from a fatal traffic collision in 2020. Victor...

March rains ending, spring likely arriving in April

During March 2023, the Hill has experienced a very consistent weather pattern. Rainstorms, of varying strength, arrived Monday or Tuesday and moved...

Mitigate wildfire dangers with MCFSC grant

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) has access to nearly $2 million of federal funding to help harden homes, to make...

Reitz resigns as IFPD commissioner

The March 28 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners opened with a bit of a surprise: Commissioner...

IWD votes to increase rates 8% and 13% each year

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors voted for new rates last Wednesday following a third water rate study presentation in...

Ambulance contract under county scrutiny

For the first time since 2015, when Riverside County awarded the emergency ambulance service contract to American Medical Response (AMR), the county’s...
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