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Mrs. Longbrook with her delighted kindergarten-1st grade class on the first day of school. Monday morning at Idyllwild School, Principal Matt Kraemer and teachers welcomed about 280 students, a growing enrollment. Photo by Careena Chase


Hemet Unified School District’s S.A.F.E. After School Program and “The Zone” Middle School Program announces the registration window for the 2015-16 school year. The S.A.F.E. program operates at all elementary sites and “The Zone” at middle schools in Hemet Unified School District. All HUSD after-school programs operate each day school is in session. Each program…
The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads during this past week. At 11:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Aspen Lynn Randolph, 20, of Hemet, was driving her silver 2003 Mazda 6 westbound on Highway 74 1 1/2 miles west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center when, for an unknown reason, she lost…
In February, Riverside County’s Planning Department announced that it will begin accepting applications for Short-Term Rental certificates in the Idyllwild area in March. Obtaining the certificate is required before advertising to rent any STR. The application process opened Tuesday, March 24 and will close midnight, Wednesday, April 22. This is the second Tier 2 application…...
As of Saturday night, March 9, the Riverside County Registrar of Votershad counted nearly 346,400 ballots, or about 26% of registered voters.But the counting continued through the weekend. “An estimated 50,000Vote-by-Mail and 3,200 Conditional Voter Registration (CVR) ballotsstill must be processed,” according to the registrar’s Friday eveningposting. The remaining vote-by-mail ballots are postmarked on or…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is soliciting interested residents for a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners. Those interested in an appointment should submit a one-page letter of interest and a résumé identifying employment history and highlighting relevant governmental, volunteer or other board experience. Applications and letters of interest must be submitted to the district…
On Monday, Dec. 13, new statewide California mask mandates in indoor public places were announced as in effect from Wednesday, Dec. 15 to Jan. 15. As of press time, it was not clear how these mandatory measures apply to restaurants. Are restaurants exceptions? Or does the mandate apply to restaurants only until customers reach their…