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Idyllwild Elementary School students produced the highest Annual Performance Index 2013 growth scores of the 14 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District. Idyllwild School had an API of 908. The API is an index that captures the results of language and math achievement tests for the individual grades into one value for the whole school or district. Thursday morning school students gathered to create a large “908” to celebrate their achievement. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Last week, after Sacramento California Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang dismissed its suit claiming the State Fire Prevention Fee was invalid, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced it plans to appeal that decision. “Dismissal of this case was an abuse of discretion and rewards the state for creating delay,” said HJTA’s Director of Legal…
The April 17 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors was busy, productive and long – two hours! The major piece of business was the selection of Dan DeVoy as the new director. He replaces Mike LaFata, who resigned in February. DeVoy lives in El Centro and has a home in Fern…
The Idyllwild Garden Club held its first general meeting of the season on Wednesday, April 1st, at the Nature Center. 1st Vice President Lynn Eodice reports that “Members, guests and potential members enjoyed a potluck luncheon of soups, chilis, salads and other homemade foods. A brief meeting followed the luncheon, led by Garden Club president…...
A body was recovered from a car crash near Lake Fulmor on Thursday, Oct. 27. The California Highway Patrol reported a crash at 4:37 p.m. with a vehicle plunging 50 feet over the side and hitting a tree before coming to rest. According to CHP Officer Julie Patton, San Gorgonio Pass Station, the vehicle was…
Editor’s note: This meeting occurred at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, before the fire crossed Rouse Ridge. Officials assigned to the unified command for the Fairview Fire, which was first reported in East Hemet on Monday, Sept. 5 at 3:37 p.m., spoke to the public this evening at the Riverside County Fire Station 52 in…
FEMA Urges Residents to Complete Preparation Ahead of Hilary FEMA continues coordinating the federal response efforts in Hawaii, while also closely monitoring the impacts from Tropical Storm Hilary in California and other states in the southwest. FEMA is coordinating closely with California, Arizona and Nevada in the path of the storm and stands ready to provide…