
Photo by John Newman, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Lowman Concert Hall project progresses
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Construction on the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus is proceeding. This attached steel frame will help cover the lobby and about half of the “house” (audience) in the concert hall.

In November 2014, California voters overwhelming approved Proposition 1, a bond measure to provide financing to increase water supply, provide clean, safe and reliable water, and restore habitat. The total amount authorized was $7.5 billion to be allocated among seven categories: water storage, watershed protection and restoration, groundwater sustainability, regional water management, water recycling and…
California Highway Patrol reported two collisions last week, each involving solo vehicles. At 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, Quiarra Zahque, 19, of Surprise, Arizona, was driving a blue 2002 Pontiac Aztek westbound on Highway 74, 1/4 mile west of May Valley Road, when she drove the vehicle off the right side of the dirt shoulder,…
Mt. San Jacinto State Park Superintendent Mark Hudgens announced that the Willow Creek Trial, closed by the 2013 Mountain Fire, is now open. “With the dedication and hard work of both [state] Parks and [U.S.] Forest Service staff and volunteers, the trail has been cleared and is now safe to travel upon.” The trail, within…
Idyllwild Fire Here is one of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Dec.17 — Medical aid, 1:50 p.m. Idyllwild School Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are two of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 10 — Traffic collision, 9:34 p.m. Hwy. 243 and Mtn. Edna Rd. • Dec….
On a sweltering 100-degree afternoon in Anza, the controversial State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fee was the hot topic for discussion. State Sen. Jeff Stone arranged for Jordan Marks, district director of Taxation and Regulatory Affairs for the state’s Board of Equalization, to discuss the status and future of the infamous state levy. Nearly 50…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has scheduled a special budget workshop for 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan 7. The session will be in the district’s conference room. The meeting was originally set for 8 a.m., but is at 10 a.m. Saturday. The agenda reads “Budget workshop with Commissioners and candidate for interim-Chief position, Ret-Chief Michael Sherman.”