

Mountain Center Cafe now open
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The Mountain Center Cafe had a “soft opening” on Friday morning, May 17. The cafe serves breakfast and lunch and is located at the junction of highways 243 and 74, next to the Mountain Center Post Office. Photo by Halie Johnson

Editor’s Note: On April 10, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 22, known as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. The legislation goes to the Senate next. If passed, it would require people to prove that they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Republicans argued the legislation, is necessary to ensure only…
Residents of the Hill communities who are low on food, living expenses or basic supplies can find relief thanks to several organizations. The Idyllwild HELP Center received a large donation this afternoon from the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in Indio, as well as a number of individual donations. Food, personal items and even school supplies…
Local resident Lydia “Dia” Abrams has been missing since Sunday, June 7. She was last seen around 2 p.m. on June 6. According to the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU), a team of volunteers were dispatched on June 9 to Abrams’ 160-acre ranch. They conducted a search from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. with no…
Even though much of the Memorial Day weekend was cold, foggy and rainy, Hill roads remained free of major traffic incidents. California Highway Patrol Cabazon Pass Station Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reported two incidents, neither near Idyllwild. The first, a rollover, occurred at 8:06 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, on Highway 74 1.8 miles east…
The U.S. Forest Service reported that the Little Fire, which started Saturday afternoon, Aug. 24, was fully contained Thursday evening, Aug. 29. The fire’s size was 97 acres and its cause is still under investigation. Firefighters continued to improve the fireline and extinguish burning logs and materials within the fire perimeter. The fire burned chaparral…
A solo vehicle injury crash occurred on Marian View Drive 20 feet west of McMahon Road Sept. 14, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. Tamara Gomezllata, 32, of Bell, was driving down Marian View Drive in a red 1991 Toyota Tacoma when she made an unsafe turn and collided with a…