As COVID-19 testing increases in Riverside County, so does the number of confirmed cases, but that is expected. As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, there were 371 confirmed cases (up from 59 last week) and 13 deaths (up from six last week) related to COVID-19. There are no confirmed cases in the area…

The Idyllwild grinding facility will resume Saturday operations beginning May 2. On Saturdays, operations will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The facility is located at the 5,000-foot marker, one mile south of the Idyllwild Transfer Station on Highway 243. The grinding facility accepts items such as wood waste and wood infected with the…

Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 1 issue, the IWD information was in the Feb. 8 issue and the PCWD information was published in…