The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce offices were ransacked on Saturday night, Feb. 16. Vandals gained entrance through a back sliding door. File drawers were opened and files were scattered throughout the office. One particular file in a file drawer that normally contains the Chamber cash box was the only one with papers jutting out of…

Cal Fire has given the Riverside County Fire Department $766,500 to combat the Gold-spotted oak borer. This is in addition to the $1 million grant last August for removal of dead and dying trees. The county plans to conduct most of the work fighting the GSOB in the Idyllwild Infestation Area. Some funds will be…

Highway repairs still weeks from completion State highways are not the only roads damaged by the February rains. Attention has been focused on highways 74 and 243, but a few local streets also suffered damage from the voluminous runoff. Delano Road is closed, except for Royal Pine Trailer Park residents, at Four Chimneys Road. At…