Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Wednesday to Sunday, March 11 to 15. Idyllwild • March 11 — Medical aid, Deer Foot Ln., 7:22 p.m. • March 12 — Cooking fire, confined to container, Village Center Dr., 8:05 p.m. • March 13 — Walk-in medical aid, 2:30 p.m. • March…

By David JeromeCorrespondent There may be light at the end of the tunnel for patients and staff of the former Fern Creek Medical Center. When the Regenerative Medical Group (RMG) closed the clinic at the end of October it was stripped of all furnishings “not bolted down,” and so the path to reopening was rocky…

At its Tuesday, July 12 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission reviewed its end-of-year financial condition and discussed the recent Grand Jury report on the agency. Although the district’s expenses exceeded its income by $235,000, several unique one-time circumstances explain a significant portion of the deficit, said Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. He first defended…

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors issued a proclamation recognizing Ernie Maxwell’s contributions on his 100th Birthday, which would have been July 7, 2011. “During the week of July 4-10, 2011, the community of Idyllwild will celebrate Conservationist, Writer, Hiker, Cartoonist, Philosopher, Snake Catcher, Artist and All-Around Major Idyllwild Figure, Ernie Maxwell, with exhibits, potlucks,…