Heat, thunderstorms, the weather and calendar say August; but Kathy Sacher Wilson says Halloween! She is already preparing the 2011 Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town. As soon as Ken Dahleen closes his saxophone case and pulls the final acoustical wiring, Wilson wants to begin constructing this year’s primo Halloween event. “It takes a long time to…

Highway 243 is closed in both directions just north of Lake Fulmor. However, a second project on Hwy. 243 between Skyland Ranch and Mt. Edna Road will result in a flagging operation. One lane will be open and pilot vehicle will guide traffic through the work zone. This work, slope and drainage repairs, will be…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection Commission approved a salary range for the next fire chief and announced the vacancy last week. Interested individuals are to submit their applications and materials by Sunday, June 10. The Commission’s goal is to have a week of transition between interim Chief Mike Sherman’s departure and the arrival of the new…

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.