

Idyllwild School gets exemplary honor for third time
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San Diego mother of three Vera Nakova Ortiz had an eventful Labor Day weekend. Her long weekend in the San Jacinto Mountains with her children nearly turned to tragedy when her son Alex was bitten by a rattlesnake outside the house where they were staying. The boy is fine now, and Vera was so impressed…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday, Dec. 23 to Saturday, Dec. 28: Dec. 23 — Two medical aids, Idyllwild. Dec. 24 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Dec. 24 — Municipal alarm system; malicious false alarm, Idyllwild. Dec. 25 — Traffic collision, no injuries, Idyllwild-Pine Cove. Dec. 26 — Medical…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 19 to 25. Idyllwild • March 19 — Alarm call, Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • March 20 — 911 call from business, Maranatha Dr. Handled by deputy. • March 20 — Suspicious vehicle, Village View…
Editor’s note: This is from a Southern California Edison (SCE) press release This coming December, 2,750 SCE households in Idyllwild will be switched to time-of-use (TOU) rates. They are among more than 107,000 Riverside County households SCE will transition to TOU rates next month. One consumer affairs observer called it “one of the most sweeping…
The Rotary Club of Idyllwild is all-in on fire prevention with their latest project, “Great Abate.” Designed to enhance fire safety in the community, the initiative targets residents who cannot clear hazardous overgrowth around their properties due to circumstances like age, disability, or financial hardship. Rotarian Ygnacio “Nacho” Garcia, also a field supervisor for the…
A traffic accident claimed the life of a person in the early morning hours of Friday, July 31. The accident occurred on Highway 74, near Scenic Drive in Piñyon, at about 2:45 a.m. A passenger vehicle left the road and landed about 40 feet below. Two passengers escaped, but Cal Fire confirmed one fatality. The…