While monitoring of all well sites drilled to observe migrating hydrocarbon from the old leak of underground gasoline storage at Village Food and Fuel (the Shell station) continues, Riverside County Department of Environmental Health has reduced the effort and begun work to restore the site. Last month, RM Environmental Inc., the contractor, removed the soil…

Rhonda Andrewson was re-elected president of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s Board of Commissioners last week while the other officers — Larry Donahoo, vice president; Jeannine Charles-Stigall, secretary; and Jerry Buchanan, treasurer — also were re-elected. Andrewson has been on the commission since December 2013 and was first elected president last year. The election of…

In addition to routine fiscal matters, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission appointed Christy Slattery as its new Emergency Medical Services coordinator at last week’s meeting. The coordinator provides clinical oversight, training and representation of the department with the county Emergency Medical Services Agency. The contract pays the coordinator $60 per hour, up to 25…

It’s National Fire Prevention Week By Cal FireContributed Move over superheroes, and look around, every Californian can be a hero if they know and practice fire safety skills. As Fire Prevention Week soars Oct. 6 to 12, planning and practicing a safe escape is the key to getting out of a house fire or wildfire…