Halloween

Management of the Idyllwild Transfer Station has changed hands, as of Nov.1, with CR&R Inc. of Stanton buying the contract that Waste Management Inc. had with Riverside County. Some changes, such as eliminating or reducing some fees, are already under consideration or implemented. The county Board of Supervisors approved the transfer or sale of Franchise…

The winter storms severely damaged two local highways, both of which remain partially or fully closed. Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Valle Vista is open daily from 4 to 8 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to midnight. Highway 243 to Banning is totally closed from Lake Fulmor north to Poppet Flats. The result of…

From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, the Idyllwild Community Mental Hygiene Workshop Series continues at Town Hall with Cara Wilkerson, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). Her workshop is titled “Depression and Anxiety in Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood: Effects on Relationships with Self, Others and Community.”The series is a project of…

COVID rise still expected due to new Omicron strains Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to urge that COVID-19 vaccines offer high levels of protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death, particularly for those who have received boosters.CDC informs that, during the recent Omicron surge, persons who had received boosters were 21 times…