Rain started falling on the Hill hours before sunrise this morning. By 3 p.m., about 1.3 inches had been recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station had received about 1.1 inches. Further north, the Forest Service Vista Grande station has recorded 2.2 inches of rain. Communities in the San…

Karin Greenwood and Idyllwild Postmaster Kelly Gates worked together to create paper recycling opportunities in the U.S. Postal Service lobby. “Paper only is what can go in the recycling slots,” admonished Greenwood after someone put tacos and soda into the blue recycling containers. “If paper goes into the bins under the sorting stations it just…

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…