All cancer-touched people are invited to a new support group to talk, listen, share, “snooze” and be a safe haven. Participants are invited to help each other feel safe and listened to without judgment. The first meeting is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Idyllwild Library. For more information, call Britta…

As expected following Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s approval in January of a new county-wide contract for emergency ambulance service with American Medical Response, the county notified the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that its contract with the county to provide emergency ambulance service to zones 2 and 3 (Pine Cove and north and south of…

The problems presented in the approval of the fiscal year 2017-18 Riverside County budget were not unexpected. In October 2015, the Board of Supervisors recognized that revenue was growing at a much slower pace than expected costs for county services, especially public safety. Nearly two years ago, former Executive Officer Jay Orr recommended that the…

Large increases loom in future years The Riverside County Board of Supervisors held hearings for the fiscal year 2019-20 budget last week. The hearing was left open in order for the board to make some adjustments that would require only a majority approval rather than four-fifths if a preliminary budget had been approved. The overall…

According to the Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS) website, the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 55 reported COVID-19 cases since the outbreak and one death reported. Twenty-seven of the 55 people have recovered.Gov. Gavin Newsom put the Southern California region on a Stay-at-Home order a couple of weeks ago…