The Idyllwild grinding facility will resume Saturday operations beginning May 2. On Saturdays, operations will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The facility is located at the 5,000-foot marker, one mile south of the Idyllwild Transfer Station on Highway 243. The grinding facility accepts items such as wood waste and wood infected with the…

Idyllwild Water District residents will have a choice of five candidates for the three director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Running for re-election are President Jim Billman and Warren Monroe and Dean Lattin, who is in his first election. The two challengers are Steven Kunkle and June Rockwell. Ballots must…

            Caltrans and its contractor Ames Construction were busy repairing State Route 243, Thursday. Boulder             In Pine Cove, Caltrans crews were removing a huge boulder that was dislodged during the winter storms. It has gradually, but slowly, been slipping. Road repair             Work is continuing on repairing SR 243. New and larger culverts have…

A little before noon on Tuesday morning, a large branch hit the home at 54575 Memory Lane off of Saunders Meadow.  No one was in the residence when it occurred.  There were no injuries, but power and cable lines were also taken out by the tree.  Photos by Jenny Kirchner