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Another Neighborhood Watch sign goes up. This one is located on Scenic Drive. Photo by Barry Zander

The California State Parks just announced service reductions due to the spring budget cut. The budget reductions total $11 million this fiscal year (Juy 1, 2011 thorugh June 30, 2012) and another $22 million in fiscal 2012-13. Beginning October 2011, Mt. San Jacinto State Park’s hours of operation will be reduced, according to Sector Superintendent…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection Commission approved a salary range for the next fire chief and announced the vacancy last week. Interested individuals are to submit their applications and materials by Sunday, June 10. The Commission’s goal is to have a week of transition between interim Chief Mike Sherman’s departure and the arrival of the new…
As he began his Chief’s Report, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz offered the district’s property owners a Christmas present. The International Organization for Standardization has raised the Idyllwild Fire Protection District rating from 4 to 2, where 1 is the best. The new rating is effective April 1, 2016. “This could lead to [fire insurance]…
Unfortunately, a third person has been added to the list of missing persons linked to Idyllwild or the surrounding areas since the beginning of the year. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD), Rosario Garcia was last seen July 7 wearing a brown shirt and blue jeans at the 26000 block of Katherine Street…
Sophia Dean has been Executive Director at Living Free for a little over a year, during which time she has overseen growth and renewal, reflected in rebranding and a new logo, once again incorporating a horse. In a letter to supporters Dean wrote “The horse had been part of our original 1980’s logo, but removed…
While violent crimes in Riverside County’s unincorporated areas fell 3.9 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to 2015, homicides doubled from five to 10. Overall, in the first six months of 2016, both violent and property crimes are up in all of the county. (Besides the unincorporated areas, the whole county includes…