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

Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 10 to 16. Idyllwild • Sept. 10 — Alarm call, 11:03 a.m., N. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 10 — Alarm call, 3:18 p.m., Estate Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 11 — Alarm call,…
On Thursday, Sept. 8, the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee held its monthly meeting to review its responsibilities for overseeing recreation and street lights in the district. Facing the committee and the community is the likelihood that Town Hall will be listed for sale by the Johnson family. Town Hall is currently the primary…
The Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD) Board of Directors restated its declaration of a water shortage emergency, Ordinance No. 176, last Thursday, an ordinance that was adopted Aug. 20, 2015.The restated Ordinance 176 was passed, 4-1, with Director David Jorgensen voting against.The ordinance “restricts new or additional service connections.” It acknowledges that California continues…
In the posted agenda for the Idyllwild Water District’s Jan. 16 meeting are the items for hiring the new general manager, Michael Creighton, and a chief operation officer, Joel Sears. Creighton has worked at Mt. San Jacinto College as a water technology instructor. His salary will be $104,833 annually. Sears was hired…
A possible Idyllwild resident was sentenced to four years in state prison at a San Fernando courthouse on July 11, to be served in local custody in a case involving a stolen vehicle and pursuit by police officers in May in Santa Clarita. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s media relations specialist Richard…
According to CHP Officer Mike Murawski, two males in their 20s were critically injured after losing control of their Honda Civic while traveling at high speeds eastbound on Highway 74 near McCall Park Road Monday around 4:30 p.m. The Honda crossed the double yellow line, colliding with a Penske truck traveling westbound. Both patients in the Honda were…