The Idyllwild Fire District’s Finance Committee held a brief meeting Monday afternoon. The first item was public comments and Jeff Smith of Pine Cove, pointed out that the posted and distributed agenda said the meeting was “Wednesday, July 7” instead of “Monday.” Since the public might be confused as to the actual meeting date, Smith…

“This hiker was located safely,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Media Information Bureau (MIB) wrote in response to an inquiry by the newspaper. A report was taken for a lost hiker at 2:41 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Eight people have gone missing in the area since March of last year and four — Roy…

Three-dimensional printing is the rage, especially at the Idyllwild Library. “It’s cutting edge and it’s here,” said Shannon Ng, branch library manager. “So many people are interested in it, both young and older patrons of the library. With 3D printing [also called additive manufacturing] you can print food, jewelry with gold and [human] hearts [using…