Quiet Skies Idyllwild will hold a public meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 2 at Town Hall. The event will commemorate March 2, 2017 — the day the Federal Aviation Administration implemented new flight arrival and departure procedures at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new procedures resulted in a new route that…

By Woody HendersonMCFSC board member Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) secures grants that it applies to fire abatement projects on mountain homeowner properties. We also help educate our community regarding fire safety issues. MCFSC meets once a month. Highlights from the November meeting MCFSC is hosting a public education event where it will screen…

A structure fire on Sylvan Way was reported at 12:13 p.m. Sunday, June 27. Station 23 was first on scene. Idyllwild Fire also responded. More information will be provided in the July 1 edition.

Icy conditions contributed to one vehicle overturning on Hill roads and a DUI figured in another in the week beginning Wednesday, Dec. 30. According to California Highway Patrol Public Affairs Officer Darren Meyer, the first occurred at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, when Somsanuk Samaij, 45, of Sanger, was driving her 2006 gray Toyota Tundra…

At the next Idyllwild Fire Protection District board meeting, April 26, the finance committee expects to have a report and recommendation on a possible new tax measure, said finance committee Chair and Commissioner Nancy Layton. The finance committee has been discussing the substance and amount of possible tax increase for more than month. It has…