By Stephanie YostBoard PresidentIdyllwild Community Center For many years our Town Hall was managed and operated by the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce for the benefit of the town. However, with the chamber’s dissolution, the property ownership reverted to the Johnson family, who were the original owners. On Aug. 16, the Johnson family sold the Town…

Adrian Adams of the law firm Adams Kessler accepted the responsibility of serving as interim administrator for the Art Alliance of Idyllwild on Tuesday, April 14. By majority motion, the former board voted to dissolve in special meetings held on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11, with resignations effective Wednesday, April 15. Adams had…

As promised, Cal Trans has made repair of the highways to the Hill an immediate and high priority. On Friday, Cal Trans issued an $8 million emergency contract to Ames Construction to be repair work on both Highways 74 and 243. there is no estimate of when the work will be completed. Meanwhile the Cal…

Of the two Hill crashes that occurred last week, one involved a California Highway Patrol officer. At 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 6, California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Aanestad, 32, was driving his black 2011 Ford Expedition eastbound on Highway 74, 3.3 miles west of McCall Park Road. Behind him in a white 2014 Toyota Forerunner…