On her second day as the new executive director of the Idyllwild HELP Center, Colleen Meyer was already actively soliciting assistance for the community’s needy. Saturday morning, she spoke to the Pine Cove Property Owner’s Association about several programs such as the food pantry. Meyer is familiar to many who visit or use the HELP…

At its Aug. 29 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an extension of the moratorium on issuing new short-term rental (STR) certificates in Idyllwild (including Pine Cove) and the Wine Country. The new Ordinance 449.253 is effective immediately and will expire in one year or when a revised Ordinance 927.2 (STR) goes into…

With recent rain across the southland, forest officials on the San Bernardino National Forest announced their intention to reduce fire restrictions effective Friday, Nov. 13. As a result of lowering the fire restrictions, visitors may have wood and charcoal fires in agency-provided campfire rings at campgrounds, picnic areas and yellow post sites. Recreational target shooting…