The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce board of directors continues to try to reach some settlement with David Roy, according to President Chris Titus. After announcing they were considering dismantling and auctioning the monument, which the chamber had commissioned from Roy, Roy has made two separate settlement offers to the chamber, he said.

The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce devoted its primary focus during its quarterly meeting to the threat to local forests of the Goldspotted oak borer. Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone included the oak borer in an ongoing emergency declaration originally enacted for the bark beetle in 2002. He placed the issue on the Tuesday, Dec. 18,…

Craig Finne, 61 years-old, was last heard from on June 21, 2018 and was reported missing July 15, 2018. He is a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown eyes and grey hair. Mr. Finne is transient and typically lived out of his vehicle, which was found July 22,…