Last week, the state’s Board of Equalization began mailing the Fire Prevention Fee bills for fiscal year 2014-15. Many of more than 700,000 rural Californians are receiving a bill for the fourth time. About 10,000 bills will be sent each day in alphabetical order by county. The mailing schedule may be viewed at calfirefee.com. The…

By Joel FeingoldPhotographer According to one of the workers, the timeframe for completion of the new bridge at Strawberry Creek on Highway 74 is about August of this year, depending on weather and any potential complications. A lot of factors go into that completion date. The bridge will be wider. It was initially 11 feet…

Students of all ages have many books to choose from at the Idyllwild School Book Fair. The Fair opened Monday morning in the Multipurpose Room and will remain open Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Family night with a potato-bake dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28. Dinner is $5 per person or $15 per family.