Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…

Friday at Idyllwild’s new library Jeff Stone, 3rd District Supervisor of Riverside County, gave Mountain Disaster Preparedness a satellite dish, which will help the community connect with people off the “Hill” in case of a disaster. It will also keep our community informed about what is happening below us. MDP gave Stone a badge as an honorary member of the organization. Front row from left to right: Marcia Krull, Sherry Edwards, Francoise Frigola, Supervisor Jeff Stone, and Michael Feyder (MDP vice president). Back row: Ron Krull, Bob Edwards, Dick Goldberg and Dorian Paul.

As of Thursday, June 19, U.S. Forest Service officials are increasing fire use restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest because the summer weather is beginning to raise the seasonal fire danger. As if serving as an omen, a small fire ignited near the Cranston Ranger Station in Valle Vista the day tighter restrictions were…