About 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, an unidentified man from Hemet apparently had a seizure and drove his white 2005 Toyota Corolla into a parked silver 2015 Honda Civic on Ridgeview Drive, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Graham Annestad. The Civic was parked in front of Suburban Propane. The Corolla driver was transported by Idyllwild Fire ambulance to Hemet Valley Medical Center in stable condition. No other occupants were involved as there were no passengers in the Corolla and the Desert Hot Springs owners of the parked Civic were not able to be located. Idyllwild Garage towed both considerably damaged vehicles.

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission reconvened its March 26 meeting last week. In March, the commission had scheduled a closed session to discuss its plan for filling the vacant fire chief position.  Former Chief Patrick Reitz had resigned. The Commission appointed Assistant Chief Mark LaMont as the acting chief until a replacement was chosen….

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is reserving a half-hour at the end of its monthly board meetings for public sessions, an opportunity for members and the community to ask questions or to discuss issues of importance to them, announced Marc Kassouf, president of the nonprofit organization. “Starting at our next meeting on March 7, we…