Just after noon Tuesday, April 9, the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire firefighters and aircraft responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Ribbonwood Drive and Highway 74 in the Pinyon area. A motorhome caught fire, igniting the surrounding vegetation. Shortly after 1 p.m., the fire, which was estimated to be 1 acre,…

Sarah Wales was born and raised and is still living in Temecula. But she is now Idyllwild School’s new Resource Specialist. With an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and teaching certification from Cal State University San Bernardino, Wales has always taught within the Hemet Unified School District system.  …

Base rate no longer will include any water consumption Water charges, future revenue and financial policies dominated the Idyllwild Water District’s April 18 meeting. The board scheduled a public hearing for June 20 to consider adopting proposed new water and sewer rates, as well as a district budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which begins July…