Julia Romero was only 17 when on March 31, 2017, she was involved in a head-on, two-car crash on Highway 243. As a result of that crash, Julia suffered two broken ribs, a punctured lung, her left foot broken in several places, her left knee punctured requiring sutures, and her right leg so severely broken…

Six members of the Kretsinger family met Thursday, April 25 to posebehind the fountain in front of the Fort honoring Idyllwild plumbingpatriarch Charlie Kretsinger. Brian, Stacy, Griffin, Kinsey, Chuck andJackie were joined by Charlie Clayton, the expert mason who constructedthe fountain’s stone base, and members of the Idyllwild Water District(IWD), including Interim General Manager Curt…

Every year, the Idyllwild Rotary Club gives dictionaries to third-graders at Idyllwild, Hamilton and Cottonwood schools. Rotarians Scott Fisher, left, and Charlie Wix, right, hand out dictionaries to the students. Third grade teacher Sally Salter observes from the background.

Theft is the reason the water loss has grown so large at Pine Cove Water District. After investing hundreds of staff hours and months of searching for pipeline leaks, General Manager Jerry Holldber reported that he and staff finally discovered that someone had tapped into a water hydrant. With the help of the Riverside County…

Gary Sharman, assistant pastor at Calvary Chapel Mountain Center, oversees The Food Ministry that happens from 1-2 p.m. every Thursday at the church, 29375 Highway 243. For eight years, Calvary Chapel Mountain Center has helped individuals and families keep their cupboards and refrigerators stocked with food. “I think because of word of mouth, we’ve increased…