

Volunteers ready site for playground gazebo
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On Sunday, ground was prepared for the construction of the covered pavilon (gazebo) at the Idyllwild community Center site. Here Paul Newkirk (left), Dawn Sonnier (center) and Brent Sechrest (right) begin the heavy lifting. Earlier in the day, Steven Busher and Jason Sonnier were helping, too. Community Lumber is providing the materials for this project at cost, Sonnier said. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

On April 7, Ira Robert Ellis, 37, of Poppet Flats admitted a felony violation of his Post-Release Community Supervision in Riverside County Superior Court. Hearing Officer Judith M. Fouladi then reinstated his PRCS with the modification that Ellis is sentenced to 88 days in the county jail. On Tuesday, April 19, at 8:30 a.m. in…
Short-term rentals (STR) will be the topic of a community meeting from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, May 1, at Town Hall. Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez wants to hear more from the Hill communities about this issue and invites those interested in sharing their opinion to come and participate. As he promised in…
Idyllwild’s own Casey Abrams on the stand-up bass during the Idyllwild Arts’ Black History Month Concert Saturday, Feb. 17 in the Lowman Concert Hall on campus. Idyllwild Arts’ Black History Month Concert Saturday, Feb. 17, featured drums in many forms. Here, Najite Agindotin performs on the African djembe (pronounced jem bay). Jazz pianist Josh White…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 12 to 18. Idyllwild • Aug. 12 — Alarm call, 10:06 p.m., 26000 block of St. Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 13 — Check the welfare, 2:05 p.m., 53000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled…
Two collisions over the last week on mountain roads, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. One of the collisions was a fatality.At 9:48 a.m. Thursday Nov. 5, Alejandro James Avalos, 27 of Hemet, was stopped in his 2017 Toyota Corolla in the northbound left-turn lane at the junction of highways…
A 7-year-old boy from Beaumont was sledding on the afternoon of Sunday, March 14 on the 52000 block of Sylvan Way in Pine Cove while he and his family were visiting friends in the area. At approximately 2:53 p.m. as the child was sledding, a 35-year-old male was driving a 2020 Ford Transit 350 FedEx…