

Shelley Kibby honored as employee of the year
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Idyllwild resident Shelley Kibby was honored as Riverside County Parks and Open Space District Employee of the Year. She is the park’s interpreter for the Idyllwild Nature Center. At the ceremony were County Parks officials Kyla Brown, Recreation Bureau Chief, 4th District Supervisor John J. Benoit, Kibby, Scott Bangle, General Manager of Riverside County Parks, Keith Herron, Resources Bureau Chief, and Brande Hue, Business Operations Bureau Chief. Photo courtesy of Parks and Open Space District

Lawrence Allen Edwards, 45, of Idyllwild was charged with embezzlement in a felony complaint filed by the Riverside County District Attorney’s office on Sept. 15, 2014. The complaint alleges that from about January 2013 through March 2014, while in the employ of Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild, he willfully and unlawfully appropriated money to his own…
This is not news: Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricityto Hill residents, (except for those off the grid or customers of AnzaElectric Cooperative). Tired of confusing and utility-favoring decisionsfrom the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)? This is news: For residents and small-business owners, your April SCEelectricity bill will have an $86 credit. This will be…
Catherine Dearing was selected as the newest director of the Idyllwild Water District. At the Aug. 16 meeting, the board unanimously chose Dearing to replace former Director Vic Sirkin, who resigned last month. Besides Dearing, Sue Nash submitted a letter of interest to the Board. After introducing the candidates, both were given an opportunity to…
Prescribed burning operations in the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest will begin in the next few week, according to a U.S. Forest Service release. Firefighters will be burning slash and debris piles adjacent to Forest Service fire stations. Signs will be posted along the roadways to alert passersby to the…
The plans for the Idyllwild Community Center, including the 6,000-square-foot Butterfield Family Center, the amphitheatre, the park and sculpture garden, and all of the parking areas and access roads are in the final stages of development.
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