

Donation Alley brings in money for local charities
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Peter Buhl gives Clay Helgren of Living Free and Mary Lou Prosin of ARF checks totaling $402 from his Donation Alley at the Funky Bazaar in Fern Valley. Buhl has collected and donated in excess of $2,000 since he initiated the idea less than two years ago. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

As of Saturday evening, nearly four days after the voting booths have closed, about 373,000 ballots or two-thirds of the ballots cast in the 2018 election have been counted, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office. Another 227,000 mail-in and provisional ballots, are still being counted. Based on the number of registered voters,…
Taxes and health insurance are merging this spring. As the current open enrollment period for Covered California ends Feb. 15, tax season has started, and whether one has health insurance will be asked on the 2014 tax return. The “shared responsibility payment” takes effect for 2014, and many who were uninsured will see an impact…
In Riverside Superior Court, Matthew James Subish, 38, of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to a felony burglary charge. Prosecutors dismissed the charge of purchase or receiving a stolen vehicle. Subish was arrested on Oct. 11, 2011, after Tracy Philippi stopped the burglary in progress on Scenic Drive in Idyllwild. Deputies came and arrested Subish. After Subish…
With an increase in cases and hospitalizations, the county was ordered by the state to close more businesses if those businesses could not operate outdoors. The area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 10 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19, the same number reported when the newspaper went to print last week, according to…
On June 1, Idyllwild Fire Chief Mark LaMont imposed restrictions on open fires with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. “Open burning, use of campfires, fire permits and other uses of open fire of any kind within the geographic jurisdiction of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District are hereby suspended as of the date of this notice.”…
Children entering transitional kindergarten or kindergarten next school year, may fill out the Hemet Dual Language Academy interest list. All entries from now until Feb. 15, 2024 will be entered into the lottery for available spaces. Incoming siblings of current students must also fill out the interest list. To fill out the interest form, visit…