
Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake
Crash Sunday at Nature Center
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Idyllwild resident Robert Dunn looks over his Suburban after a collision with a Toyota 4Runner about 11:45 a.m. Sunday in front of the Nature Center on Hwy. 243. Dunn’s classic car sustained major damage to the front end.




Last night, Jan. 10, retired Crest Forest Fire Chief Mike Sherman agreed to become the interim Fire Chief for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. He agreed to contract terms during the regular January commission meeting and the signed the contract after the meeting.
James Ivor Campbell, 46, Idyllwild recreation director, died Thursday, March 19, at his home in Idyllwild reportedly of complications from a blood clot in his lungs associated with a hereditary blood disease called Factor V Leiden. Discovered by a friend shortly after 1 p.m., Campbell had apparently been dead for several hours by the time…
Riverside County Public Health is hosting a one-day COVID-19 mobile testing site at the Mountain Resource Center, 25380 Franklin Dr., on Tuesday, July 21 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The county will be able to test about 150 people like it did at the Idyllwild Library last month. To make an appointment, call 800-945-6171….
The new president of the Hemet Unified School District Board of Trustees is Vic Scavarda who represents Idyllwild and the other Hill neighborhoods. He was selected at HUSD’s Dec. 6 board meeting. “I feel good about being Board President at this time because I am excited about the direction the District is taking. I can…
The Idyllwild Water District directors continued their pursuit of a senior water manager last week. However, the board is neither unified nor clear on its path. For example, both President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vice President Peter Szabadi confirmed that the board is not yet sure whether a replacement general manager for Jack Hoagland,…
Approves filling staff vacancies Fire abatement inspections began this month. This year, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission plans tougher response with property owners who fail to comply with abatement requirements. At the April 23 meeting, Acting Fire Chief Mark LaMont listed the state laws and county ordinances that provide authorization for fire districts to…