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Post 800 honors the fallen
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Ret. Navy Capt. Ned Roberts, a long-time resident, was the featured speaker at Memorial Day at American Legion Post 800 Monday. Roberts recounted some of the many friends he lost during his 30-year naval career and the need to bring back the remains of fallen servicemen from other countries.


The Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) has resolved one customer problem concerning a sewer line shared with the district office, but will face a different problem at a December small claims court date. The sewer line issue came to the district’s attention in March, when a new owner purchased the property directly north of the…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, May 28, to observe Memorial Day: Area post offices BBVA Compass bank Fern Valley Water District Hemet Unified School District Idyllwild Health Center Idyllwild Library Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Riverside County offices Town Crier Fern Creek Medical Center These will be open: Fairway…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors met last week with all four directors present, as well as the two candidates for the open fifth seat on the board — R. Mitch Davis and Jessica Priefer. When the board was split on the two applications, they were sent to County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez’…
Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman was written up twice, a week apart, by General Manager Michael Creighton. But soon after, the board voted to terminate Creighton in a special meeting on Sept. 25, 2019, who filed a lawsuit against the district earlier this year.The trial settlement conference in the Creighton lawsuit…
Author and educator William Selby will be presenting several events in Idyllwild this coming week. He has been touring the state in support of his new book The California Sky Watcher (Heyday.) Sky watching is both an aesthetic or spiritual activity and a scientific one. Sky watching, for Selby, includes “the beauty we love, and…
Caltrans is reporting that northbound traffic is reduced to one lane 2.5 miles north of Pine Cove at Round Robin Drive due to maintenance.