It was recently learned that on Dec. 1, 2013, Karen Lynne Epperly-Sundsten, 49, of Fern Valley was arrested on charges of embezzlement. Charges filed were grand theft and forgery, with statutory sentencing enhancements of (1) fraud and embezzlement and (2) taking, damaging or destroying property of more than $65,000 in value. The victim was Community…

Despite the National Weather Service’s (NWS) continued prediction of a La Niña winter weather pattern and the lack of precipitation in November, the past week and, perhaps, the rest of December, may be markedly different — wet. A Winter Storm Warning for early Tuesday morning through 2 a.m. Wednesday morning was issued Monday morning. Besides…

A capacity crowd seeking answers on the county’s assumption of recreation management in Idyllwild confronted the County Service Area (CSA) 36 Advisory Committee at its Thursday, July 14 meeting. The packed meeting produced little satisfaction for attendees, whose frustration grew because county representatives were absent. On July 9, Bill Brown, CSA operations manager, had emailed…

There was one collision on Highway 243 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier.  On May 2 at 2:55 p.m., Theresa Marie Larkin, 64 of Idyllwild, and her passenger William Larkin, 93 of Idyllwild, were traveling northbound on Highway 243 near Jameson Drive in a white 2020 Mercedes Benz…