The Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, Dec. 9. New directors Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly and Vic Sirkin were present for the day-long meeting interviewing interim general manager candidates. A tentative choice was made at the end of the session. Board Acting President John Cook sent the following statement, “The…

Four more Goldspotted oak borer-infested trees have been identified in Idyllwild. When authorities identified the first infested tree here in November, they expressed hope that it was an isolated incident. Authorities no longer believe the outbreak is limited. Since tree one was on Highway 243, it appears to have been almost certainly infested from firewood…

Last month, the California Department of Education released the spring 2018 test results for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in English Language arts and mathematics. Idyllwild School students exceeded both the statewide and Hemet Unified School District results in both English and mathematics. Statewide, in all tested grades, 49.9 percent of students…

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…