New Idyllwild Legion officers sworn in
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Nickolas Melendez, 27, of Cabazon, one of two men who pleaded guilty to burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September, was sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison. Judge Mark Mandio dispensed the sentence Friday, May 6, nearly a week after Melendez missed the original sentencing hearing. Melendez had a prior…
In the past month, there have been an unusual number of health alerts and warnings in California. They tend to be limited to the State, and none have occurred in Riverside County. As a safeguard, readers should be aware of what is occurring in the State. Whooping Cough As of the end of September, 1,744…
Recycled water from the Idyllwild Water District’s proposed plant will not be pumped and stored at its Foster Lake facility, acting board President John Cook wrote in an email Dec. 12. “Neither current regulations nor science allow for recycled water recharge in a fractured rock zone so it is not possible to fill the Foster…
A newspaper’s work in warning of danger includes, of course, reporting on crimes, fires, and dangerous road and weather conditions. But we also warn of health hazards, such as the current coronavirus presence on our hill. And we advise of preventative measures from fire abatement to health precautions.During the 2013 Mountain Fire, we did not…
At its June 17 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District passed several resolutions. These included adopting the fiscal year 2016-17 budget, establishing an appropriations limit and authorizing a change in signatures for the bank account. The latter really addressed the significance of the meeting. This was General Manager Steve Erler’s final board…
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…