Verne Lauritzen, 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington’s chief of staff, confirmed that Washington has decided to reconstitute the County Service Area 36 Advisory Council (Idyllwild). The council, which operates to inform the supervisor on specific matters, has been at the point of dying without regular meetings. By reconstituting the council, residents of CSA 36 will…

Reserves, pipelines, transparency all actions taken Besides recommending annual increases for water and sewer rates over the next five years and a proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget, the board of the Idyllwild Water District addressed several other matters during its April 18 meeting. (For rates, see accompanying story on page A1.) Reserves In other budget…

Editor’s note: Last month, Steven Taylor Rutherford, 49, of Banning pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts of arson. On Friday, Sept. 5, Judge Becky Dugan sentenced him to 45 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Amy Zeta led the prosecution of Rutherford. Riverside County and Cal Fire investigators identified the arsonist and collected the evidence…