Wednesday, Aug. 10, Bartle Wells Associates (BWA) submitted its proposal to Idyllwild Water District (IWD) to conduct water and wastewater rate studies for the district at a cost of $30,850. Seven days later, at the Aug. 17 meeting, on the recommendation of General Manager Leo Havener, the IWD board approved accepting BWA’s proposal over the…

Kevin Brennan, wildlife biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, was called out last week to remove two deer killed on the Hill when vehicles hit them. But when he arrived at the scenes, both deer had been taken by unknown individuals. Brennan said removing a road-kill deer is a citable offense. He…

By Bureau of Land ManagementContributed Join the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument with a free public BioBlitz event, Oct. 23 to 24. “We are excited to host this first-ever BioBlitz event for the…

By David Jerome Correspondent Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) held its board meeting this month at Idyllwild School Tuesday, Sept. 12. The board visits Idyllwild usually once a year. The six members of the board and Superintendent Dr Christi Barrett were joined by five other district employees and an audio-visual team, and over 40 members…