he Mountain Community Fire Safe Council will present a free workshop onhomeowner’s insurance at Town Hall, Thursday September 12, from 6 to 8p.m. A local insurance broker and representatives from the CaliforniaDepartment of Insurance will discuss changes to the insurancemarketplace in California, including the California Fair Plan. There will be a presentation from the Department…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commissioners held their regular session Tuesday, Jan. 30, and selected new officers for the year. On unanimous votes, the board reelected President Dan Messina and Secretary Rhonda Andrewson, and chose Henry Sawicki to replace Dennis Fogle as vice president. Chief Mark LaMont reported that Commissioner Stephanie Yost and Messina…

Last month, the California State Auditor reviewed the Department of Parks and Recreation’s budgeting and personnel practices and concluded, “… the processes for providing park districts their budget allocations and tracking their expenditures are inefficient and ineffective.” This was follow up to identifying budgeting problems within the department during the past two years. One of…

The promised historic El Niño rainstorms may not have appeared in Southern California, but the recent spring rains are trying to overcome the image of a totally weak or missing El Niño. During April and May, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Station has had nearly 3.5 inches of rain and Pine Cove has recorded about…