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During a recent Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council inspection, Eliott Taylor closely examines a tree trunk for signs of the Goldenspotted Oak Borer.


Another Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commissioner resigned, the second one this year. Jerry Buchanan resigned last week and IFPD is soliciting resumes with a cover letter to fill the position. The deadline to submit a resume and cover letter is 5 p.m. on July 23. The next IFPD board meeting is 3 p.m. Tuesday, July…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Richard Beatty confirmed the March 11, arrest of Poppet Flats resident Joseph Jordan, 21, for making criminal threats against another. Jones is currently incarcerated and the case is open and under investigation. He pleaded not guilty in Riverside County Superior Court.
A protest hearing on the proposed elimination of County Service Area 60 (Pinyon Pines and Pinyon Flats) will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 24. The Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission will hold the hearing at its office, 3850 Vine Street, Suite 240, in Riverside. Any registered voter within the CSA 60 boundaries…
Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone tours the new library; staff changes worry some …
Four-year-old Jake the cat didn’t really like camping, but owner Chuck Williams discovered that too late. On Saturday, June 28, Williams and roommate John Richards had brought Jake to Thousand Trails Campground and RV Park in Pine Cove for a weekend of escaping the desert heat. “We had just joined,” Williams said. “This was our…
Fewer counted in Idyllwild this year Homelessness is a problem through out the country and is growing in Southern California. Orange, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Kern counties all reported increased numbers of homeless between 2017 and 2018. San Diego County reported a slight decline, but its homeless population is nearly three times the number…