Local students join nationwide walkout


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From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, COVID vaccinations for children and adults will be available at the Idyllwild Library. This opportunity also will be available Saturday, July 9.The clinic will have vaccines for children ages 5 to 11. An appointment is recommended.The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian;…
Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking Covid daily since the beginning, reports that the U.S. is now experiencing 700,000-plus new COVID cases daily, owing to the Omicron variant. The current coronavirus surge hit Idyllwild last week, temporarily shutting down two Idyllwild restaurants.The Red Kettle restaurant closed last Thursday, and co-owner Bruce Ross responded Sunday…
The California Department of Public Health detected plague during a routing testing of a ground squirrel from the San Jacinto Mountains said Riverside County Director of Disease Control Barbara Cole. The ground squirrel tested positive for exposure to fleas infected with bacteria that can cause plague, Riverside officials said. “CDPH did confirm recently the presence…
Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends was honored recently with a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The funds will help ARF develop a disaster preparedness plan for resident pets.
The Hemet Unified School District approved a school calendar and Monday, Aug. 20 will be the first day of next school year. At its last meeting, the board asked for new calendar options from staff. Last night, the board chose the Aug. 20 start date, but there was considerable discussion and some support for the…
Documents are being destroyed at Pine Cove Water District (PCWD). The district’s board found out at its Nov. 13 meeting that the document destruction had been going on for three weeks with more documents left to be destroyed. The document destruction was never listed as an agenda item. It was discussed as an item under…