Propane spot price (per gallon at point of production) fell slightly this week — from 46.1 cents last week to 43.9 cents this week (Mont Belvieu, Texas). Same week, a year ago, the spot price was $0.515. Propane delivery prices nationally varied widely for the week of March 28, with a high of $4.716 in…

The Advisory Committee for County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) will recommend that the special parcel fee used to pay for ambulance service be eliminated. CSA 38 will continue to receive a small portion of the property tax payments from the district, but the $61 parcel fee will be rescinded if the board of supervisors…

Recent torrential rains and flooding in Louisiana, the second-poorest state in the country, have again severely impacted children and the elderly. And, to worsen matters, some families who lost their New Orleans homes during Hurricane Katrina, then relocated to Baton Rouge, lost their homes again during recent flooding. Art therapist and Idyllwild resident Karla Leopold…