


Small debris fire in Fern Valley quickly extinguished
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Firefighters head toward the flames, hoses in hand, to put out a debris and vegetation fire Tuesday night in Fern Valley. Photo by Jenny Kirchner



With only three of the five members of the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors present last Friday, the election of new officers and committee assignments for 2015 was postponed until the January meeting. Board President Robert Krieger and Director Charle Wix were absent. The recent rainstorms have improved the ground level of the…
About 9 a.m., Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12-kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The cause was unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly after 10:30…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild has established three sites to enable locals to commemorate the horrific events that occurred in Paris last week. Tri-color boards will be set up at the Idyllwild Post Office, Town Monument and Town Baker where the community and visitors may express their feelings, sorrows and hopes for a better future….
The hours of operation for the Idyllwild Grinding Facility will change soon. Although summer hours, including Saturdays, were to begin on May 2, the Riverside County Waste Management Department has recommended that its operation be cut back to two days per week — Tuesday and Saturday. In 2014, its average usage declined to 69 tons…
Capt. Mike Alvarez of the California Highway Patrol’s San Gorgonio office was at the April Pine Cove Property Owners Association meeting. During the meeting, some members discussed their adventures taking the detour to Hemet through Anza in the early morning. Highway 371 tended to have less enforcement and, therefore, more dangerous driving episodes. CHP posted…
Idyllwild School’s eighth grade promoting class of 2015 stands proudly while friends and family take photos from the audience.