

Idyllwild Boy Scouts share memories from Catalina
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At its July 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Rotary enjoyed a video presentation from Boy Scout Chad Schelly (center) about his troop’s trip to Catalina Island where they earned many merit badges. Also pictured is Rotary Vice President Dawn Miller and Boy Scout Master Chip Schelly. Photo by Steve Espinosa

Stephen Patrick Medlock, 53, a transient, charged with arson for starting and igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his Aug. 9, felony settlement conference moved to Sept. 10. While negotiations with the prosecutor continue, Medlock has not received an offer. Since Medlock’s March 21, preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the…
Editor’s note: Late August through early October 2017 will be a time period that is never forgotten. While we may not recall details or even trends during September 2015 or September 1995, September and October 2017 saw two major earthquakes in Mexico, several category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the Caribbean, which landed onshore, major…
Pine Cove Water District’s Board of Directors met on September 19, andheard from their departing Field Foreman, Chris Dumas, who will soon bethe General Manager of Arrowbear Park Water District. Dumas praisedPCWD’s board and staff but exhorted them to work with GM Jeremy Potterto make salaries competitive with those of other local districts. Among items…
Process does not separate significant projects from minor ones Verizon has constructed and installed a new cell tower in Idyllwild. It is on the Idyllwild Inn property and is not yet operational. Learning of and seeing the completed project has worried and raised the ire of several local residents. However, the Riverside County Planning Commission held…
Tom Lynch, general manager of the Idyllwild Water District, resigned on Monday, Sept. 12. Lynch had been the district’s general manager since February 2014. Director John Cook said the IWD board will begin to look for a successor to Lynch, possibly an interim until it finds a full-time replacement. Lynch did not give a reason…
By Riverside CountyContributed Due to staffing demands, as of Dec. 18, the Idyllwild Grinding Facility is closed to all customers. The facility will reopen as soon as possible.A couple of alternative facilities are available in Riverside County: B P John Recycling in Menifee and the Lamb Canyon landfill in Beaumont.More information may be found on…