Idyllwild resident Jon King was part of an 11-man Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit team that responded to a missing person search in Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness last Sunday. Fortuitously, the team was already in the area, having camped at Tamarack Valley on Saturday as part of a full weekend of snow-and-ice training, where…

Over the next few weeks, the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund board is requesting community donations to support scholarships for area 2022 high school graduates.The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded “scholarships.” One was for $250, another for $100, and one student received a dictionary. In April 2021, six high school…

As California begins to roll back COVID-related public health measures, school districts across the state, including Hemet Unified School District (HUSD), have been announcing an end to mask mandates, even as other measures remain in effect.The two-yearlong rolling battle with the virus has divided parents, teachers and school boards, splitting all three groups and putting…