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Ben White discusses soil preparation and quality to the Garden Club at the general meeting open to the public Tuesday, March 3, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church.

J.P. Crumrine interviews incumbent Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioner Pete Caparelli, who is seeking another term.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier has spent time catching the newspaper up on the traffic collisions that have occurred since May 20. Last week, the newspaper reported collisions from May 20 to June 13. This report includes collisions from June 14 to July 2. However, a couple of collisions are still…
UPDATE 3:15 P.M. The scene has been cleared. An overturned motorhome on Highway 74 was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 10:22 a.m. this morning. The westbound lane is blocked just east of Keen Camp Summit. One-lane traffic control will be used until the vehicle is moved. Local towing companies Idyllwild Garage and Anza…
After a nearly four-hour budget workshop on Saturday, commission recognized the district’s perilous financial condition …
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will host a free backyard composting workshop in Idyllwild on Saturday June 20. The free “how-to” backyard composting workshop begins at 10 a.m. at the Idyllwild Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St., Idyllwild. Attend this “how-to” workshop to learn how to recycle organic resources such as yard trimmings, fruit…
According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, about 10 p.m. Saturday, driver Craig Savage, 36, of Idyllwild, and passengers Nathan De Jarnette, 22, of Idyllwild, Shaundra Sorrell, 21, of San Jacinto and Hailee Brooks, 23, of Idyllwild, were traveling on Saunders Meadow Road near Fairway Drive when Savage lost control of his 1993 Mazda Navajo, flipping it onto its roof and onto the hood of a parked Toyota pickup. Idyllwild Fire Department, Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621, Idyllwild Garage and CHP all responded to the scene. Saunders Meadow was completely closed to traffic for about 90 minutes while the scene was cleared. All four occupants of the vehicle were uninjured and were not transported for medical treatment.