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The Idyllwild Scholarship Fund is accepting donations from the community. These funds provide scholarships to graduating Idyllwild students (from both Hemet High School and Idyllwild Arts) who are continuing on to higher education in the fall. Last year the community raised over $14,000, which provided eight scholarships for Idyllwild kids. Donations can be sent to…
The Riverside County Waste Management Department has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday (May 17) in Idyllwild at the County Road Yard, starting at 9 a.m. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents. The Riverside County Waste Management Department provides an opportunity for Riverside County residents to keep hazardous…
By JP Crumrine News Editor Cal Trans has announced plans for road work and maintenance over the next two weeks. This work will result in some lane closures and cautious driving. Paving will take place on both northbound and southbound Highway 371 from Highway 74 to Kirby Road, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…
Only 19 retailer and 50 cultivation permits will be issued this year Riverside County will see a change in the profile of licensed businesses in its unincorporated areas. A limited number of cannabis cultivation, commercial cannabis retail sales and microbusiness permits will be issued after “interested parties” complete a preregistration process, and then complete a request for proposal. …
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is beginning to revise the 2006 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. More than 25 firefighters and land managers met at the FSC’s offices on Franklin Drive Wednesday to begin work on updating the eight-year-old plan. CWPPs were originally authorized by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. One of the…
“Whoa! That must have been the Big One! I’ve been tossed 10 feet across the room and can see a mess and broken windows all around me. Good, things have stopped shaking now and I can get up and walk.