Preliminary financial data for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate the Idyllwild Fire Protection District produced a significant net income compared to many recent years. “We’re closing out the year in good condition,” reported Commissioner and Treasurer Jerry Buchanan. Net income was nearly $143,000. For the fiscal year, revenues exceeded $2.2 million, while expenses were $2.1 million….

Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan and Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Head of School Marianne Kent-Stoll announce that Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan will serve as assistant head of school of the academy starting July 1. A panel of academy administration, faculty and staff members interviewed three strong candidates and determined the strongest…

Some Idyllwild businesses last many years. Many last only a few. Closing after three years is Dr. Linsey Olivier’s Idyllwild Eye Care, the Hill’s only full service optometry facility. Olivier performed eye exams, stocked custom frames and had glasses made to order for Idyllwild clients from her prescriptions. All frames are currently 50 percent off….

Town Hall has distance learning for students through the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC). Currently, the program has 12 students and can take up to 14. ICC worked with Riverside County to make sure all parameters were in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Initially, there were 6-foot tables, requiring plexiglass dividers between the students….

The soul and mind ignite when artists and activists come together for a cause. In this case, on Sunday evening, it was to peacefully protest two unsettling topics — fascism and gun violence. Idyllwild Indivisible and Idyllwild Poets came together at “Harmony,” the town monument, with community members, young and elderly, to express compassion and…