







Friends, family show their appreciation for Bob Muir
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The Muir family sit together at the service for Robert “Bob” Muir on Sunday at the Idyllwild Nature Center. Photos by Jenny Kirchner








The rekindled Idyllwild 5K and 10K races – which were held on Saturday, August 16 –continue to benefit our mountain communities. This year’s races included more than 340 runners of all ages. In addition to having an incredible day of community spirit, determination, and fun, the Idyllwild Race Committee has donated the $8,000 race proceeds…
At 4:20 a.m. Monday, June 18, a black 2016 Dodge Dart driven by Erick Sosie, 20, of Arizona, traveling west on Highway 74 a mile east of Scenic Drive, unsafely turned his car toward the shoulder, which caused his car to collide with the mountain side, and the vehicle overturned, according to the California Highway…
Last week, the state’s Board of Equalization began mailing the Fire Prevention Fee bills for fiscal year 2014-15. Many of more than 700,000 rural Californians are receiving a bill for the fourth time. About 10,000 bills will be sent each day in alphabetical order by county. The mailing schedule may be viewed at calfirefee.com. The…
Caltrans is advising motorists that work on Highway 74 in Garner Valley will necessitate some one-way traffic patterns. This will be from 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. the week of July 23 through July 26.
At its Sept. 13 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a revised Ordinance 927.1, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs), and a moratorium on new STR certificates for two areas within the county. The new ordinance will be effective in 30 days. Effective immediately, however, a 45-day moratorium was placed on new STR certificates…
The day after his inauguration and accompanying celebrations, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a fire risk area and met with emergency management officials as he signed two executive orders addressing wildfires and disasters. One of the changes he directed his emergency management and fire officials to address is the social vulnerability of populations living in fire…