

Baker is MCFSC’s Citizen of the Year
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Bill Baker, left, accepts the Citizen of the Year honor from Mike Esnard, president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, who said to Baker …

Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit assisted in the rescue of a 60-year-old hiker near the South Ridge Trailhead. The rescue took place Saturday, Oct. 13, when the man took a day hike from his campsite and became lost. He began his hike around 2 p.m., got off trail and used his cellphone to call for assistance….
On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (H.R 5376) into law. While addressing inflation in several ways, such as imposing a minimum corporate income tax, the law’s ambition includes a gamut of other critical issues, from drug costs and Medicare to electric cars, tax savings, and funding to catch tax…
Idyllwild School again led the Hemet Unified School District’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. The state exam was given last spring. The State Department of Education released individual school results last week. The tests are English language arts and mathematics. The percentage of Idyllwild School students in all grades who…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday, Nov. 18, to Sunday, Nov. 25: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Nov. 19 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 20 — Public service, Idyllwild. Nov. 20 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 21 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 22 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 23…
California’s Assembly is considering Assembly Bill 435, which would change when and where 10–13-year-old children and smaller frame teens may sit in a moving vehicle. It raises the minimum age for vehicle child passenger restraints from eight to 13 years old and replaces the current age and height exemption with a 5-Step test. Beginning January…