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The Idyllwild School boys cross-country varsity team took first place in the middle-school competition last week at Dartmouth Middle School.
This morning is sunny, clear and warming. The National Weather Service is predicting 61º for today. Already the snow and ice is falling from the trees. Tomorrow is supposed to be 72º and possibly in the 80s by Tuesday through the weekend. So enjoy the white stuff today, it will be gone soon. The National…
Rob Rutherford, 57, of Idyllwild, will have no more court hearings for a while. After another arrest for driving under the influence, he pleaded guilty on June 18 to a felony charge of driving under the influence and blood alcohol level greater than .08 percent. Judge Jorge C. Hernandez accepted his plea, but refused any…
The Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks held their annualLemon Lily Festival at the Nature Center on Saturday, July 13. Thismonth’s record-breaking heat wave meant an early blooming season, andfewer human visitors to the event. Those who made it enjoyed crafts andgames for kids, a story walk, free face painting and “bounce house,”…
In an addition to its monthly board meeting, Pine Cove Water District directors toured the new pumping infrastructure installed at the highway wells off Highway 243, south of the district office. The new pumps will provide a 400-gallon per minute flow from Dutch Flat to the tanks atop Rocky Point, which will give the district…
In recent months, Idyllwild residents have reached out expressing frustration and concern about drivers speeding and tailgating more than usual on our local roads and highways. Long-time resident Eric Townsend wrote in an email, “On busy weekends with crowded streets and pedestrians in the street, I see people speeding on North Circle Drive as if…