Fire danger with squatter camps grows with winter approaching
“The problem is not necessarily the squatter camps, it’s that there are people who are homeless,” said Chief Patrick Reitz, Idyllwild Fire Protection District....
County receives $4 million for endangered species protection
In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the awarding of more than $37 million in grants for endangered or threatened species in...
Forest Service fighting the Bull Thistle invasion: Efforts employed to protect native plant life
The effects of the 2013 Mountain Fire continue to threaten the local biosystem even though the flames were extinguished long ago.
Last month, Debra Nelson,...
Lake Fulmor on EPA list: Fishing, no swimming
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved California's 2012 Section 303(d) list of impaired waters in three Regional Water Quality Control...
Idyllwild Fire adopts balanced budget
The commissioners for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District adopted a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 at their Aug. 25 meeting.
The adopted budget modifies a...
News of Record: September 3, 2015
Fire log
Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Aug. 24 to 30.
California
• Aug. 29 — Forest, woods or wildland fire.
Idyllwild
•...
VIDEO: Idyllwild’s Mountain Disaster Preparedness presents “Prepared for El Niño” on Tuesday, Sept. 1,...
Some 150 residents packed into the Idyllwild Library on Tuesday evening, Sept. 1, to hear about the forecast for an El Niño fall and...
Cal Trans plans road work in next 10 days: Lane closures, slow traffic can...
Cal Trans has announced plans for road work and maintenance over the next two weeks. This work will result in some lane closures and...
Pine Cove Water voters rely on incumbents
Diana “De” Eskew easily won election to a full-term as director of the Pine Cove Water District. She garnered 176 votes or 46.1 percent...
Challengers defeat two Idyllwild Water directors
The vote totals for the Idyllwild Water District election are now official and final. The district’s constituents signaled it’s time for a change, easily...