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During a recent Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council inspection, Eliott Taylor closely examines a tree trunk for signs of the Goldenspotted Oak Borer.


Diana “De” Eskew is the new vice president of the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors. She was elected unanimously at the Aug. 12 meeting. Robert Hewitt, former vice president, was chosen president at the July meeting, following the resignation of former President Michael Esnard. Following the filling of its officer positions, the board…
Tim Lange, elected to the Pine Cove Water District board in August, submitted his resignation at the March 9 meeting. “It is given with mixed feelings,” he said. He and his wife will be moving to Willamette Valley in Oregon, where he resided for about eight years in the 1970s. Lange was consistently upbeat and…
The Amgen bike road race will close Highway 74 on Monday, May 13, for two hours in both directions as part of a rolling closure. The race begins in Murrieta at 10:30 a.m. and comes up 74 from Hemet, through Mountain Center to Garner Valley and the desert below. Commuters in either direction should be…
Over the next few weeks, the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund board is requesting community donations to support scholarships for area 2022 high school graduates.The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded “scholarships.” One was for $250, another for $100, and one student received a dictionary. In April 2021, six high school…
Saturday evening, Aug. 31, just prior to the end of the 2023-24legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation calling fora special legislative session to address concerns about the high priceof gasoline in California. Earlier in August, Newsom had offered a set of bills to address thisproblem, but no action was taken, which is the…
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake shook Anza about 10:45 a.m. Friday, June 28. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles northwest of Anza and 8 miles west southwest of Idyllwild. The quake could be felt in Idyllwild.