Scenes from this year’s Idyllwild Parade filled the town with color, smiles, and community spirit. Photos by Peter Szabadi and Lynne Eodice capture the day’s highlights.
Photos: Halloween Parade 2025
By Corey Pickett

Good evening Alta [Kavanaugh, owner of a burned Deerfoot Lane residence], It was a great pleasure to talk to you this afternoon, however, I wish that our contact would have been under much different circumstances. We are working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) who is in direct contact with the Federal…
At the Feb. 9 felony settlement conference for Neil Cooper, his attorney requested that the court transfer his case to the mental health court. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office did not object. A hearing on his request was set for Tuesday, Feb. 28. The Idyllwild resident was arrested on Jan. 6, and subsequently charged…
At the Idyllwild Water District last week, the directors approved expanding the salary schedule from 10 to 14 steps. No other action was taken, but General Manager Tom Lynch and the board did discuss water conditions. At the July meeting, the board had approved this salary action for just the wastewater supervisor’s position. At this…
Late Saturday night, a fuse blew in a Southern California Edison transformer on the Hill. Nearly 370 customers were without power starting about 10:15 p.m. Power was returned to Hill residents over the next 75 minutes. By 11:30 p.m., power was restored to all customers within the affected area, according to an Edison press office….
The Predictive Services unit of Cal Fire’s Southern Operations (Ops) does not expect a bad summer fire season. The June outlook released last week anticipates below normal fire activity through September, especially in lower elevations. The coastal May Gloom, along with the wet winter, has contributed to a lower threat of wildfires through June and…
Engines from County fire stations 23 and 53 were also on the scene. Another structure fire occurred in Idyllwild this afternoon around 5:30 p.m. The Toll Fire took a house in the 53300 block of Toll Gate Road. The single story, single family dwelling unit was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Idyllwild Fire Capt. Alan…