Idyllwild Water District directors may have violated the Brown Act (the California open meetings law) in the March 29 special meeting by voting on the rate study for both water and sewer under discussion and not action items. “Procedural error. We will have to correct that at the next meeting. We should have directed our…

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Richard Beatty confirmed the March 11, arrest of Poppet Flats resident Joseph Jordan, 21, for making criminal threats against another. Jones is currently incarcerated and the case is open and under investigation. He pleaded not guilty in Riverside County Superior Court.

Idyllwild Animal Rescue Friends and the Idyllwild Community Center will be hosting a talk with Mary Martin, the Director of Animal Services for Riverside County. ARF director Janice Murasko promises we will “learn all there is to know about Riverside County Animal Shelters and how they really operate,” and adds that there will be time…