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At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups. The single largest gift was $3,000 to the Idyllwild Library for the purchase of a 3-dimensional printer. This was the largest award in the past three years. “This year, we are especially pleased to assist the…
As of press time, the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove still had a total of six reported cases of COVID-19, according to the Riverside University Health System (RUHS) website. The first reported case for the area was on April 3. The fifth case was reported on May 18. No deaths have been reported for the area…
A possible trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been moved to Oct. 24. Green, 54, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed two…
The regular meeting of Idyllwild Water District’s board of directorsincluded revelations regarding two aspects of IWD’s operations: waterloss and personnel. Interim General Manager Curt Sauer told the boardand public that the former GM’s figures for water loss were“fabricated,” and the second half of the meeting was a hearing duringwhich former Chief Water Operator Joseph Reyes…
Last week, the Idyllwild Water District reported a spill at its wastewater treatment plant. During the Feb. 15 board meeting, General Manager Jack Hoagland provided more information on the cause and current actions to prevent future accidents. The leak was discovered about noon Tuesday, Feb. 7. Hoagland estimated it had begun about 5:30 a.m. About…