Jim Billman was re-elected as president of the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors. John Cook was re-elected as vice president. Both have held these board positions since January 2014. This year the vote was not unanimous. New Director Steve Kunkle nominated Cook for the presidency and Billman as the vice president after Director Mike…

Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Idyllwild Community Center at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek received its final approval from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The board accepted and agreed with the Planning Commission’s unanimous December decision to approve the conditional use permit for the site. Local resident Sue Nash asked the board to return…

Thursday, May 8, at about 9:45 p.m., a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cabazon, but was felt on the Hill. A smaller 2.4-magnitude tremor occurred Friday before 7 a.m. No damage has been reported.