Idyllwild Postmaster Mark Smith has resigned after holding the position for about four months. According to remaining Idyllwild post office staff, Smith left a resignation note on a back-room table at the end of a shift early last week and has not returned. Employees Christine Reitz and Kelsi Lehman did their best to staff the…

At its July 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Rotary enjoyed a video presentation from Boy Scout Chad Schelly about his troop’s trip to Catalina Island where they earned many merit badges.

Stephen Patrick Medlock, 52, a transient, charged with arson for igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his July 26 felony settlement conference moved to Aug. 9. While negotiations with the prosecutor continue, Medlock has not received an offer. Since his March 21 preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the original formal…