A four-man Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) team headed by locals Lee Arnson and Chad Marler fought their way down steep terrain and rugged brush to rescue a first-time deer hunter who had become stranded in the Rouse Ridge area near Anza on Saturday, Oct. 1. “We got the call out around 9 p.m.,” said…

10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14: Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation meeting and Spotlight on Leadership 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14: Ancient Fire Ancient Widsom, Spirit Mountain Retreat

Idyllwild Water District residents will have a choice of five candidates for the three director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Running for re-election are President Jim Billman and Warren Monroe and Dean Lattin, who is in his first election. The two challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell. Ballots must…

The 300 acre Rosa Fire, near the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation, closed Highway 74 Monday afternoon, August 4. Two zones to the east, including Ribbonwood, were under evacuation orders, and the next two under warnings. By 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire website showed 150 firefighter, 27 engines, 3 dozers, 4 water tenders and 4 hand…

A decision to revise Riverside County’s Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals,” (STRs) was deferred until Sept. 13. At its July 26 meeting, the board of supervisors heard nearly four hours of public comment from more than 60 speakers. After devoting nearly another 90 minutes to discussion among themselves, the board agreed that some changes…