Nearly two years after terminating former Capt. James Reyes and nearly four months since an administrative law judge recommended reversing that action, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commissioners decided to uphold Reyes’ dismissal and rejected his appeal. While the commission hopes that case has ended, Reyes’ Riverside County Superior Court case against IFPD has a…

The 2015 Idyllwild Earth Fair has been permanently canceled for this year. Organizers still plan to have a 2016 Earth Fair. In May, the 2015 Fair was postponed to September and now, due to unexpected circumstances, the Fair will not be held this year. The Idyllwild Earth Fair was founded in 1990 by a group…

The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors and General Manager Jerry Holldber heard a presentation about a comprehensive tank maintenance program available from Utility Service, a Perry, Ga., division of the French company Suez Environment. The presentation occupied much of the Wednesday, Feb. 8 board meeting. Mark Wash, Utility Service’s water system consultant, and…