PHOTOS: Town commemorates 9/11

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The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee completed a successful year, continuing an almost 20-year tradition of providing grants to local nonprofits. In 1996 a local couple, wishing to remain anonymous, provided the initial testamentary gift that would become the Idyllwild Community Fund. Their intention was that interest from the fund would be used to provide,…
In March 2006, Chris Duve, 31, formerly of Lake Elsinore and Angela Shaver, 46, of Meadowbrook were arrested on suspicion of the murder of Paul Cline, then 60 and a resident of Old Cary Road in Anza. Jury selection, for separate trials for both suspects, is likely to begin this week. Meanwhile, Judge Kelly L….
Last week, Lorraine Sonoqui became the acting postmaster of the Idyllwild Post Office. The former postmaster, Mark Smith, abruptly resigned earlier last month, leaving staff inundated with work during the holiday season. “We do not comment on personnel issues,” wrote Eva M. Jackson, strategic communications specialist for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in response to…
Riverside County’s property assessments continue to recover from the last recession. For fiscal 2017-18, the assessment roll exceeds its previous record achieved in 2008. Current total county property assessment is $269.1 billion, which is 5.5 percent more than last year’s total of $255.1 billion. This is the fifth-consecutive year of growth after Riverside County suffered…
Kirsten Ingbretsen returns to Idyllwild School as full-time faculty after an absence of several years. She will be teaching sixth-grade language arts and social studies and also heading the Associated Student Body. “I’m thrilled to be returning to Idyllwild Elementary in my former position and am grateful for this new chapter in my life,” she…
Another lawsuit has been filed against Riverside County, the County’s Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) and Sheriff Chad Bianco over an in-custody death in the county’s jail. On April 28, 2022, Alicia Upton, 21, of San Jacinto, hung herself while in-custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. On Dec. 31, 2023, her parents filed a…