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Board approves 4/10 workweek and purchase of stand-by generator Three individuals have submitted applications to fill the vacancy left by Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Director Trischa Clark. The board will have a special meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to interview and select Clark’s replacement before the district’s next regular board meeting Oct….
Editor’s Note: in our Feb. 27 edition, we reported on the status of Raymond Lee Oyler’s appeals of his March 2009 arson and murder convictions. He was found guilty of arson, igniting the Esperanza Fire in October 2006. The jury also found him guilty of the murder of five U,S. Forest Service firefighters who died…
Effective Monday, July 16, San Bernardino National Forest officials are implementing elevated fire restrictions. In light of conditions and recent fire activity, the decision is based on national level fire activity, local fire activity and the availability of firefighters for response. Until further notice, the following restrictions will be in effect: * No campfires or…
This story was updated on 7/18/19 at 4:38 p.m. At approximately 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) responded to a call for a commercial structure fire. According to witness Michael Burkhalter of El-Co Contractors, Inc., the flames did not ignite until the fire department arrived and a firefighter moved around…
We all should be receiving official election ballots in the mail now. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office has designated the Idyllwild Library as an official ballot drop-off location for completed ballots. From now through Election Day, Nov. 3, two registrar of voters employees will be accepting completed ballots from voters in the Library’s…
Two break-ins on Monday night disrupted what had been two relatively crime-free months in Idyllwild. About 4 a.m. in the early morning of Oct. 29, masked burglars broke the glass in the front entry door of the Idyllwild Shell Station, entered the vacant premises apparently seeking money or goods. Security cameras captured the burglars’…