Hurricane Hilary promised rare weather. She arrived Sunday as a tropical storm and has departed. Some of her highlights include 11.7 inches of rain falling on Mt. San Jacinto’s Peak. This was the largest amount of rain fall recorded in Southern California as of 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 21. Closer to Idyllwild, 7.8 inches were…

Once again the holiday weather was a good reflection of the season — winter. By the time 2019 arrived, rain and snow had fallen over the Hill. However, the interesting result was that the more southern locales were wetter than the northern ones. More than half an inch of rain was reported at Thomas Mountain…

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Map F as the basis for the new supervisorial districts beginning with next spring’s primary election and the November general election. The vote was 4-1 with Supervisor Manuel Perez (District 4) the opposing vote. This vote followed Perez’s motion to adopt the Community Map 1.4, which…

It is incredibly unfortunate that the town of Idyllwild is sans chamber of commerce. Think of all the things it could have done to promote, ignite and mentor struggling businesses during the highway construction. It could be making a positive impact on the community. How do you feel about the town of Idyllwild being without…