A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47 p.m. Initially, emergency responders had difficulty locating the injured person. Once found, they requested Cal Fire’s helicopter to remove the victim rather than try to carry the person out in the…

Two weeks past the end of the fourth month of the current fiscal year, the financial consultant for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District provided more data for the first three months of fiscal 2016-17. Commissioner Nancy Layton, also a member of the finance committee that was to review the current financial data said, “October is…

The Hill has become a haven for the homeless from Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Living Free Animal Sanctuary in Mountain Center volunteered to accept five dogs from the Texas and Louisiana areas, which Hurricane Harvey devastated earlier this month. After adjusting to the low humidity and higher altitude, the five new residents may…

Although Idyllwild Fire officials continue to say their financial situation is improving and better than 12 months ago, Chief Pat Reitz acknowledged that without access to the December property tax revenue the department will be unable to pay salaries in October. In August, the department petitioned the county to advance the department $425,000 from its…

At the Dec. 5 Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting, an item on the agenda asks for the county’s chief executive to examine the ramifications of separating the coroner’s office from the sheriff’s department. The recommendation came from Chair Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Supervisor V. Manuel Perez (4th District), who joined with Jeffries on…

On June 20, Ron Korman resigned as director of the Fern Valley Water District. He was appointed to the board just one year ago at the June 21, 2013, meeting to fill the term of Diana Johnson who had resigned. Only 16 months remained in Korman’s term, which ends in December 2015. Next May, the…