If the 7 a.m. voters at Town Hall are an indicator, the turnout in Idyllwild will be quite high this year. By 7:15 a.m., more than 15 people were in line to get their ballots, another four were already casting votes, and at least eight people had brought in completed mail ballots. Rebecca Spencer, Riverside…

The U.S. Forest Service is doing pile burning Wednesday, Feb. 27, on the Westridge Fuel Break. The start time was 9:30 a.m. Firefighters are targeting about 300 piles.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors cast final votes on redistricting the five supervisorial districts last week. The vote, approving a resolution defining the new boundaries, was 4-1 with Supervisor V. Manuel Perez opposed the choice. This was the same vote as at the Dec. 7 meeting when the majority adopted Map F.The first election…

The committee of Forest Folk did their homework and came well prepared to seek support for a community garden from the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee. What they had not counted on was the support the County Economic Development Agency proffered. EDA has experience in planning and creating community gardens. They offered to bring…