In July 2010, Christopher V. Hillman was convicted of seven counts of attempting to influence the jury during the Raymond Oyler arson murder trial the previous year. On Friday, Aug. 24, Judge Larrie Brainard sentenced Hillman to 36 months of formal probation. He must perform 300 hours of community service and file proof of its…

No major actions were taken at the July 24 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission. The discussion of a patient satisfaction assessment process continued. Commissioner Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly shared a draft of a six-question survey with his colleagues. He stressed that a simple questionnaire would be more likely to generate responses than…