

Native plant nursery opens in Idyllwild
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Locals Jackie Lasater, Bronwyn Jones and Edith Brix opened Lily Rock Native Gardens on North Circle on Saturday afternoon with a Grand Opening celebration with native plants, music by Local Color and food. Photo by Barbara Reese

Last week, record low rainfall since summer was reported and forecasts for a major change in these conditions are not present. On Dec. 31, Cal Fire’s South Operations Outlook for the next three months stated, “Above normal significant fire potential has been added to the South Coast for January, and this potential will remain until…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 8 to 14. Idyllwild • Jan. 8 –– Assist other department, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Public disturbance, 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 8 –– Suspicious person, N….
Fulfilling his promise during the presentation of the May revision of his fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposals to reform the permitting and project review process in California. On May 19, one week later, he signed an Executive Order (EO) while touring the site of a future solar farm in…
New office hours begin June 1; closed Fridays With only three of four directors at the May 17 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District limited the number of decisions until Director Robert Krieger was available. The selection to replace Director George Rowell, who resigned in April, was deferred until a special meeting…
Caltrans Public Information Officer Terri Kasinga said Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Hemet will be open with escorts 18 hours each day of the Memorial Day weekend. Hours will be 6 a.m. to midnight Saturday through Monday, May 25 to 27.