Caltrans, in cooperation with the Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) group, will have a community meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the Idyllwild School Gymnasium located at 26700 Highway 243. Caltrans will discuss the current status of the repairs and reconstruction of highways 74 and 243, the new escort procedure for Highway 74…

On Nov. 7, Judge John Molloy dismissed the Riverside County case involving Rodney Rickman, 48, of Mountain Center. The state of Alabama had a fugitive warrant issued for Rickman. He was arrested on Oct. 23, in Palm Desert. Molloy stated in the initial hearing that if the requesting state did not pick Rickman up, then…

Cal Fire/Riverside County and Idyllwild Fire departments personnel responded to a report of an injured hiker at Humber Park at 11:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28. The incident occurred on the Ernie Maxwell Trail. The patient was a 20-year-old male hiking with his family on the icy trail when he lost his footing, according to Cal…