David JeromeCorrespondent Eric and Melanie Kehler, recent transplants from Chicago via Los Angeles, moved to Idyllwild about three years ago. Melanie had begun working for the Hicksville Trailer Palace in Joshua Tree. A friend invited them up to Idyllwild for the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the couple “fell in love” with the town. Melanie called…

At the next Idyllwild Fire Protection District board meeting, April 26, the finance committee expects to have a report and recommendation on a possible new tax measure, said finance committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton. The finance committee has been discussing the substance and amount of possible tax increase for more than month. It has…

At 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, a single-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 243 south of Vista Grande Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. A silver 2016 Ford Fusion driven by Christopher Gatt, 25, of Idyllwild, while traveling south on Highway 243, swerved left to avoid a deer and his vehicle overturned. No injuries were…

James Bachmann is 12. He is a budding ventriloquist with an already strong technique and a great sense of humor. He is soft spoken and respectful when he speaks. When he begins to talk about his passion for ventriloquism, his eyes sparkle and his hands become animated. James also is battling brain cancer and has…