A Banning motorcyclist lost his life last week on Highway 243. At about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, Thai Yang, 40, of Banning, was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 243. He was about 1 mile north of Mountain Center. Vincent Brooks, 26, of Mountain Center, was driving a blue Ford F-150 northbound…

The power outage last week had no exemptions. But Idyllwild School, as several local businesses, did have an emergency generator onsite to help. The outage occurred about 11:45 a.m., and the school day ends about 2:45 p.m. for grades one to five, and 10 minutes later for the middle school. Principal Matt Kraemer and his…

Turnout significantly higher than county and state Once again, Hill residents from Pine Cove to Garner Valley have demonstrated their attention, if not devotion, to civic responsibility. For the June primary, the turnout in the four Hill precincts — Garner Valley, Idyllwild, Mountain Center and Pine Cove — was 57.6 percent. Turnout in Riverside County…

           Traffic flow on Highway 243 between Franklin Drive and Fire Station 23 (Pine Cove) will be slowed between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, May 9.            Caltrans will have maintenance crews removing a boulder near Lakeview Dr. Consequently, the up-bound lane on Highway 243 will be closed and only one lane available for…