

Casey Abrams at Idyllwild School
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Idyllwild’s own American Idol (season 10 contestant) Casey Abrams entertains students at Idyllwild School on Monday, Dec. 16.

Last year, the California Attorney General’s Office, on behalf of its client, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, filed a lawsuit in state court against Dr. Tarek M. Shawaf, and his employees, seeking millions of dollars in damages owing to the 2013 Mountain Fire, which began on his Mountain…
By Kris Kirschbaum Correspondent The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee met Wednesday, June 14, but without a full quorum, the committee met as an ad-hoc committee to review the budgets for May 2016-17 and review the 2017-18 budget. Chief Patrick Reitz was present for the first 15 minutes of the meeting and left for…
If you are interested in CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training, there will be two opportunities next month. The first will be in Anza from Friday through Sunday, May 17 to 19. The second will be in Idyllwild from Wednesday through Saturday, May 22 to 25. Riverside County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Services CERT…
On June 1, Idyllwild Fire Chief Mark LaMont imposed restrictions on open fires with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. “Open burning, use of campfires, fire permits and other uses of open fire of any kind within the geographic jurisdiction of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District are hereby suspended as of the date of this notice.”…
GM concerned about dry winter The Pine Cove Water District directors approved a resolution changing the election of directors from odd-numbered years to even years beginning in 2020. Senate Bill 415 passed and signed in September 2015 prohibits political jurisdictions from holding an election other than during a statewide general election if prior off-year elections…
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred Sunday morning about 9:15 a.m. The tremor was centered 5 miles southeast of Valle Vista, on the western edge of Rouse Ridge. The tremor was felt as far north as Beaumont.