


Cranston Fire, Friday 11:20 a.m. – Photos by Steven King
By Jack Clark
In February, Riverside County’s Planning Department announced that it will begin accepting applications for Short-Term Rental certificates in the Idyllwild area in March. Obtaining the certificate is required before advertising to rent any STR. The application process opened Tuesday, March 24 and will close midnight, Wednesday, April 22. This is the second Tier 2 application…...
As of Tuesday morning, the Dashboard of the Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) reported recently confirmed cases (last two weeks) of COVID at Idyllwild School as being no students and one staff member, meaning 0.33% of its combined student/staff population, the same as last week. At Hemet High, no students and two staff members are…
At their Jan. 16 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District elected new officers for 2025. Vice President Kevin Scott is the new Board President. He succeeds Director Jon Brown, who served as President for two years. Director Chrissie Teeling is the new Vice President. She had been serving as the Secretary/Treasurer. Director…
The Incident Management Team and fire officials from the San Bernardino National Forest and its San Jacinto Ranger District met Wednesday afternoon, July 24, to arrange the return of authority to the forest the next morning. The IMT was requested on the first day of the Mountain Fire, July 15. When the team handed the…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday July 15, to Monday, July 22: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance July 15 — Forest, woods or wildland fire. July 15 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. July 16 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. July 17 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. July 18 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. July…