The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors deliberated extensively before choosing David Hunt to fill the vacancy created when former Director Geoffrey Caine resigned in January and, subsequently, died last month. Four candidates — David Hunt, Les Gin, Sue Nash and Maygen Sandrini — submitted letters of interest to the board. Sandrini, an Idyllwild native…

According to Caltrans Public Information Officer Terri Kasinga, Highway 243 near Lake Fulmor will fully open in both directions after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12. This is earlier than the anticipated opening day of Friday, Dec. 14.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors issued a proclamation recognizing Ernie Maxwell’s contributions on his 100th Birthday, which would have been July 7, 2011. “During the week of July 4-10, 2011, the community of Idyllwild will celebrate Conservationist, Writer, Hiker, Cartoonist, Philosopher, Snake Catcher, Artist and All-Around Major Idyllwild Figure, Ernie Maxwell, with exhibits, potlucks,…

New owners are local and will protect Town Hall Idyllwild’s Town Hall, built in 1946, sold. The Johnson family, which resumed ownership of the building when the Chamber of Commerce dissolved in 2013, sold the building to a local group. Shane Stewart, their broker, said, “There will absolutely be no change. The building will remain…

According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Darren Meyer, there was one solo non-injury crash last week. AT 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Sean Alexander, 33, of Hemet, was driving his 1991 Chevy pick-up truck westbound on Highway 74 west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, when he made an unsafe turning movement. The…