National home insurance rates to rise Putting to rest a rumor, Jerry Davies, Farmers Insurance assistant vice president for media and public relations for North America, confirmed that his company would continue to renew policies for Hill homeowners. Davies said renewal would be contingent upon each property passing an inspection by a Farmers field inspector….

The evacuation of Idyllwild created an unintended consequence for the Idyllwild Water District. With many fewer people in town, demand on the wastewater treatment plant plummeted. This can be a problem for nourishing the bacteria that clean the water. “With the evacuation, [there were] no businesses or camps, thus no organic material for the biological…