

Idyllwild School gets exemplary honor for third time
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By Cal FireContributed Beginning Thursday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 20, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department will be conducting pile burning operations between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. This is dependent on the weather. The location of the burning will be south of Marian View Drive and west of Highway 243, just…
Steven Taylor Rutherford, 49, of Banning, pleaded guilty July 31 to 10 counts of arson. His sentencing hearing is Friday, Sept. 5. At the pleading, a sentence of 45 years was recommended, according to Riverside County Superior Court records. In June, Rutherford had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 13 counts. The court…
Two collisions over the last week on mountain roads, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. One of the collisions was a fatality.At 9:48 a.m. Thursday Nov. 5, Alejandro James Avalos, 27 of Hemet, was stopped in his 2017 Toyota Corolla in the northbound left-turn lane at the junction of highways…
On Wednesday, July 25, Cal Fire law enforcement officers arrested Brandon McGrove, 32, of Temecula for alledgedly setting multiple fires in southwest Riverside Country, including the Cranston Fire. Five structures have been destroyed in Idyllwild. Camp Joe Scherman Girl Scout Camp in Garner Valley is being evacuated. The Cranston Fire is reportedly now 5 percent…
The Idyllwild HELP Center was recently honored with a proclamation presented by the Riverside County Office on Aging for their assistance to senior members of the community.
Friday, May 17, was Bob Lewis’ last day as director of recreation programs for the Idyllwild Community Center. All current programs and private events will continue as scheduled. The ICC board will search for a new director. During the interim, Will Steichen, a consultant and Idyllwild resident, has been hired to manage recreation. He has…