

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

The Idyllwild Fire Commission discussed its budget for fiscal year 2012-13, which began July 1, and approved a new contract with the Idyllwild Career Fire Association. The commission plans a public hearing and approval of the proposed budget at its Aug. 28 meeting. The total budget equals about $1,663,700 and balances revenue and expenditures….
Fern Valley Water District will consider whether to declare a water emergency at its June meeting. “The staff has determined that a threatened water shortage exists,” General Manager Steve Erler told the board last week. Erler stressed that “… everything looks satisfactory and there has been no significant drop in well levels.” While water production…
Though it did not come close to Hill communities, a fire reported at 2:17 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, showed potential to run up the mountain and did cause the California Highway Patrol to close Highway 243 from Twin Pines Road to the KOA Campground in Banning.Banning High School and the KOA Campground were evacuated as…
A major fire burned the home of Idyllwild businessman Shane Stewart …
One a suspected DUI Two vehicle crashes occurred on Hill roads over the last week. One was a suspected DUI. Incidents reported come from California Highway Patrol logs from responding officers and are taken from phone reports provided by the CHP Public Information Officer of desk officer on duty. They are not always complete. The…