Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

PCWD and Pine Cove Engine 23 to the rescue
By Jack Clark
Jerry Holldber, general manager of Pine Cove Water District, clears boulders off Highway 243 as Pine Cove Engine 23 stands guard.
Photo by Becky Smith

Riverside County Fire and Idyllwild Fire responded to a debris fire that caught nearby vegetation on fire in Fern Valley Tuesday night …
The Idyllwild Water District board met Wednesday evening and finished the meeting before adjourning, even taking some actions. Two vacant board seats were not sufficient to prevent the three current directors from transacting some business, although many items were deferred or tabled until the regular December meeting. The hiring of an interim general manager was…
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier reported two recent traffic collisions on the Hill.At about 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, Michele Weitzen, 49, of Westminster, Colorado, was riding a black 2017 BMW motorcycle eastbound on Forest Service Road 5S09 1.1 miles west of Pine Cove Road at about 10 mph at a…
For 12 seasons, one of Idyllwild’s premiere theater companies has served the community with varied and ambitious theatrical fare under the name Isis Theatre Company. Company founder Suzanne Avalon chose the name 12 years ago because the Egyptian goddess Isis represented power and wisdom, and the theater company was formed with an all-women board. Unfortunately…
The U.S. flag flying over Hwy 243 during the 9-11 Ceremony and then all day in memory of the tragedy
By Will Steichen, Idyllwild Community Center directorContributed Idyllwild youth were back on the court last week at Idyllwild School. Here’s the update on last week’s games. Division 1: 5- to 9-year-olds The week started with the Warriors facing the Rockets. Ethan Castro, of the Warriors, was able to score big right as the buzzer went…