Caltrans begins work on a $4.9 million project to install Zero Emissions Vehicle Charging Stations on I-10 near Banning, Blythe and Yucaipa, weather permitting. Completion date is tentatively May 1, 2024. Caltrans crews begin work at the east and westbound Whitewater rest areas, and the eastbound Wildwood rest area on the I-10. Regular hours of…

65 years ago – 1948 When the landing gear of a crop-dusting plane snapped off a chunk of line in Valle Vista, all of Idyllwild was without electricity. The pilot landed the plane safely.   60 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce voted to remove the public phone outside of Town Hall because…

The Pine Cove Property Owners Association decided on several contributions to local organizations at their June meeting. The group gave $1,000 to both Mountain Disaster Preparedness and the American Legion Post 800. The gift to the American Legion for a heater for the Warming Center was omitted. Four organizations were granted $250. The Animal Rescue…

Fire officials expressed their concerns last week about the limited hours at Riverside County’s Grinding Station and policies at the Idyllwild Transfer Station that might discourage abatement. Officials from CR&R of Stanton, who have assumed the waste management lease for the county’s Area 8, which includes Idyllwild, attended the Dec. 9 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce…