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A section of the Pacific Crest Trail and the South Ridge Trail, among other areas, reopened to the public on Saturday, Dec. 15, officials with San Bernardino National Forest announced Friday. The news came on the heels of changes with two fire-related forest orders. First, the recent order for the Cranston Fire Closure Area will…
Residents of Idyllwild have organized the first official “Occupy Idyllwild” event today in the center of town. The gathering will be at the Idyllwild Tree Monument and begins at 4:30 p.m. A news release from organizers explained, “Just as the rest of Riverside County California has been hit hard by foreclosures, plummeting real estate values,…
Michael Creighton is the new general manager for the Idyllwild Water District, but IWD is neither a new location nor work for Creighton. In the late 1970s, he handled wastewater testing for IWD. Living in Idyllwild, he joined the board in 1983 and left 14 years later in 1997. While on the board, he served…
Just after noon Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire firefighters and aircraft responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Ribbonwood Drive and Highway 74 in the Pinyon area. A motorhome caught fire, igniting the surrounding vegetation. Shortly after 1 p.m., the fire, which was estimated to be 1 acre,…
Sewer bills for Idyllwild Water District’s 600 sewer customers will increase 50 percent in October. The Board of Directors unanimously approved the increase at its Sept. 10 meeting. The new rates are estimated to raise revenues about $180,000 annually. For most of the 420 residential customers, the monthly increase will be $12.75, for a total…
(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, March 31, it has been widely reported that Bianco has paused his effort to count the seized ballots.) Riverside County Sheriff, Chad Bianco, has begun an investigation of alleged voter fraud in the November 2025 special election for Proposition 50. Statewide, nearly 65 percent of voters supported Prop 50, which…...