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…

This Saturday, October 4, is the day for Red Cross of Riverside County’s “Sound the Alarm” free smoke alarm installation and home fire education event in Idyllwild and Pine Cove. The event will be appointment based, so it is vital that residents interested in the program sign up via the website or phone number below. …

“It’s a wonderful community here — the administrators, staff, teachers, students alumni and governors and trustees,” began Faith Raiguel, chair of the Board of Governors for the Idyllwild Arts Academy. “Some live in the community and some off the Hill.” The board is meeting more frequently in the absence of a school head. They are…

The Idyllwild HELP Center was recently honored with a proclamation presented by the Riverside County Office on Aging for their assistance to senior members of the community.

Fern Valley Water District is now in the most extreme water shortage emergency — Stage 3. Implementation rules will be disseminated over the next few weeks. The district has been in a Stage 1 condition since June 2014. The principal reason for moving quickly to a Stage 3 and skipping Stage 2 was Gov. Jerry…