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The Market at Pine Cove owner Shane Stewart is flanked by his mother, Christina Stewart, left, along with son Hunter, and Emily Pearson, right, during the market’s grand opening.



By JP Crumrine Correspondent At its special meeting last Thursday, the Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Michael LaFata to fill the board seat vacated by Gary Erb in October. LaFata and Dawn Finlayson were the only applicants seeking the appointment. During the discussion, Chair Jon Brown said the board faced…
(STORY UPDATED Sept. 27, 2011) Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commissioner Ben Killingswoth has resigned. In a terse note to his commission colleagues and the Town Crier, Killingsworth wrote, “I hereby resign from my position as a member of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners, effective immediately.” The email notification was sent Thursday,…
Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Idyllwild Community Center at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek received its final approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The board accepted and agreed with the Planning Commission’s unanimous December decision to approve the conditional use permit for the site. Local resident Sue Nash asked the board to return…
The Idyllwild Water District commissioned a study of the possible effects if the Foster Lake Dam were breached. The study was completed in July and submitted to the California Office of Emergency Services, which accepted it Nov. 1. Following the failures at the Oroville Dam in February 2017, the state Legislature enacted requirements for all…
The Mile High Radio Club held held its annual Radio Days over the weekend, June 23-24, 2012.
The Idyllwild Fire Department, along with several Riverside County Fire units, saved a burning structure at 25130 Lodge Road in Fern Valley from total loss. According to Capt. Mark LaMont, the response arrived on scene within four minutes, but only after spotting the smoke on Lodge Road rather than Chipmunk Drive where…