Two crashes, both on Christmas Day, were reported by the California Highway Patrol on Hill roads over the last week. At about 11:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. ...
Snow visitor issues – call sheriff: No confrontation
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington, at a Nov. 21 all-agency meeting convened in Riverside to address potential snow visitor iss...
New Years weekend Holiday Closings
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to observe New Year’s Day are: Area post offices Idyllwild Nature Center BBVA Com...
The top 10 stories of 2016, part 1
Four directors leave board in 2016 By JP Crumrine News Editor If anyone is glad 2017 is nearly here, it may be the staff at the Idyllwild Water Distri...
John Benoit dies from pancreatic cancer
John Benoit, Riverside County supervisor and chair of the board, died yesterday from pancreatic cancer. He “passed away peacefully this evening at his...
More rain and first major snow dump of winter
More rain during the middle of the week and at the end was joined by the largest snowfall since the first week of the year. Pine Cove received another...
Idyllwild Water reduces meeting pay: Exploring new legal representation
The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors unanimously reversed a three-year-old policy and reduced its stipend for attending meetings. As of the...
Christmas Eve power outage
A power outage at 7:32 a.m. Christmas Eve, Saturday, that occurred when trees hit power lines, affected 631 customers in Idyllwild, according to South...
Idyllwild Fire and San Jacinto dissolve fire agreement
The agreement for Idyllwild Fire Department to establish and manage the City of San Jacinto’s fire and emergency services was dissolved Tuesday night,...
IWD selects interim general manager
After three months with no general manager, John “Jack” Hoagland will take the helm of the Idyllwild Water District. At its Dec. 21 meeting, the board...