The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce recently transferred the deed to Town Hall back to the Johnson family. The Chamber had held the deed, in trust for the town and community recreation, for just over 60 years, from the time in 1952 when Gerald Johnson deeded it to them. But owing to the need for repairs…

Financial issues, primarily the draft fiscal year 2024-25 budget,dominated the May 16 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District’s Boardof Directors. The major budget item was about the District’s unfunded liability forretirement through the California Employers’ Pension Plan Trust Fund.Other items included the warrants, the General Manager’s Report, andwater consumption’s effect on District revenue. Draft…

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire in the county area of Old Banning-Idyllwild Road and Mt. Edna Road at 4:18 p.m. Sunday, June 4. The first arriving chief officer reported a ¼-acre vegetation fire burning at a slow rate of spread. The fire grew to 7 acres, but the forward…