Zero to 209 miles in 20 days… by Holly ParsonsContributor Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington hiking the PCT duringthe summer prior to her senior year in high school. I was her driver onseveral occasions in Idyllwild and found her thoughts refreshinglyunvarnished, colorful and succinct. She is by far the youngest PCT hikerI’ve met,…

With an increase in cases and hospitalizations, the county was ordered by the state to close more businesses if those businesses could not operate outdoors.  The area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 10 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19, the same number reported when the newspaper went to print last week, according to…

By California Highway PatrolContributed As millions of motorists head out for the Thanksgiving holiday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is prepared for one of the busiest travel weekends in America. Unfortunately, in the past, Thanksgiving has also been one of the deadlier holidays on our roadways.  To help motorists arrive at their destinations safely, the…