Dave Butterfield, new owner of the Jo’An’s Restaurant property in the center of Idyllwild, confirmed tonight that the building will be razed by the end of the year. He said the property will be returned to a park, as it was when it was dedicated to Eleanor Johnson as Eleanor Park in the 1960s.

By JP Crumrine News Editor   Cal Trans has announced plans for road work and maintenance over the next two weeks. This work will result in some lane closures and cautious driving. Paving will take place on both northbound and southbound Highway 371 from Highway 74 to Kirby Road, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.,…

For the first time since November 2012, the County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee met, approving up to $28,000 to purchase fire hydrants for the community. At the end of fiscal year 2012-13 (June 30, 2013), CSA 38 had nearly $610,000 in its coffers. The current balance remains the same, said Bill Brown,…

Ginger Dagnall, new appointee to the CSA 36 Advisory Council, has solid history with the Hill and its community recreation programs. At Idyllwild School, she just finished coaching Middle School girls volleyball. Now she is coaching the boys. Four years ago she volunteered to help run the volleyball programs at Town Hall. She noted it…