The Local Review Board for the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District discussed the status of work at 54200 N. Circle Drive (the front building of the Village Lane community) last week, a property that is a contributing resource within the district’s boundaries, according to the original historic property survey of September 2009. Possible changes were briefly…

Burglaries in Idyllwild used to be a rare occurrence. The Sheriff’s reports were usually dominated with incidents in other Hill areas. In the past month Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has reported nine incidents in Idyllwild. Reported were a felony grand theft at a local campground and six burglaries — three residential, one business, one vehicle,…

Daniel Ellis, 24, of Mountain Center, failed to appear for his scheduled felony settlement hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14. A bench warrant has been issued for him. Ellis was arrested in October for burglary involving theft of a Kawasaki motorcycle and incarcerated at Southwest Detention Center. Earlier this month, he was released pursuant to the…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the award of $253.6 million of grants for support of more than 800 local homeless housing and service programs in California. Riverside County received $7.1 million for local programs such as ABC Recovery Transitional Housing, Martha’s Village and Kitchen Transitional Housing, Shelter Plus Care Consolidated All…