The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved (Supervisor Jeff Hewitt was absent) the proposed Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) without discussion or debate. The plan was submitted to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The EOP, which the county Emergency Management Department (EMD) completed, is a major revision from the previous EOP, prepared in 2006….

Several years ago, perhaps in 2007, Casey Abrams and friends were lost and stranded off the South Ridge Trail. Idyllwild’s Lee Arnson, surveyor, and Les Walker, photographer and ceramicist, both of the Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit, rescued them that night. Abrams was in town this week because of Jazz in the Pines and stopped by…

At the Idyllwild Water District’s workshop and study session Dec. 6, directors listened to Interim General Manager Jack Hoagland describe the current water and wastewater systems, discuss future capital projects and explain issues affecting revenue. Following this presentation, directors Peter Szabadi, board vice president, Catherine Dearing and Steve Kunkle discussed the long-term needs for the…

At the Thursday, Oct. 14 Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors meeting, General Manager Jerry Holldber announced his retirement effective Dec. 31, 2021. “It’s time, I’m tired and I’m ready to retire,” he told the board. Holldber became acting general manager of the district in May 1986 and was appointed general manager in July…