As of Wednesday morning, about 80 percent of the expected ballots from yesterday’s primary election have been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that there are about 40,000 more ballots to count, but further results will not be released until Thursday evening. So far, 158,987 votes have been counted. This represents about…

Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…

The holiday seasons are approaching. The Idyllwild Help Center is a vital contributor to hundreds of local residents because the Help Center’s gifts are not limited to the precious holidays. With the approaching Christmas holiday, the Help Center has erected its annual Angel Tree in three locations — Idyllwild Bake Shop and Brew, Fairway Market…

Pamela Jordan, head of school at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, will become the next president of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. Jordan will begin at Idyllwild Arts in July 2014. “I am thrilled that Pamela has accepted the position of president. IAF is a marvelous institution with a legacy of commitment to creativity and…

At the adamant urging of Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz last week, the district’s commission unanimously agreed to repeal all rules, regulations and policies adopted before Jan. 1, 2012. He and Commission President Jerry Buchanan emphasized that this resolution does not repeal any previous resolutions. “I can’t enforce what I don’t know about,” Reitz stressed….