While the motions between the District Attorney’s office and Robert Pape’s attorney became more heated, the contention between the prosecutor and defense ultimately became moot when the DA’s office dismissed its charges against Pape for the 2006 triple homicides in Pinyon. Whether Riverside County DA Paul Zellerbach would have to appear as witness to be…

The Idyllwild Water District is tentatively moving forward on a project to replace pipelines from Bicknell and Reed lanes along Marian View Drive and also Cedar Street. At the request of Director Steve Kunkle at last week’s meeting, the board postponed a decision on awarding a contract to Albert A. Webb and Associates, who designed…

Plans include multiple options in case of emergency Roads were not the only topic at the latest Caltrans meeting that brought the town of Idyllwild some good news. Emergency preparedness and response were topics that followed the announcement of the expanded hours for Highway 74 and future reopening of Highway 243. The road closures this…

Last week, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that Idyllwild School was one of 56 California public schools that achieved sustained progress in academic improvement among low-income students. As a result, it has been chosen for the 2012-13 Title I Academic Achievement Award. This is the second consecutive year Idyllwild has been named…

The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) has been the local partner for the national Feeding America food distribution since March, 2020. ICC distributes Feeding America’s USDA food program, as well as locally donated produce from Bautista Farms in Anza, on the first Tuesday of every month. Typically, about 105-110 families come to ICC’s monthly distribution to…