
Valana Marcus, an eighth grader at Idyllwild School, was chosen student of the week for always doing her personal best.
Photo by Jay Pentrack
Student of the Week
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Valana Marcus, an eighth grader at Idyllwild School, was chosen student of the week for always doing her personal best.
Photo by Jay Pentrack
Idyllwild Fire Engineer Jack Peckham helps one Idyllwild School student with reaching the ketchup for his hotdog during Friday’s Red Ribbon Week® barbecue. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
The renewal of a joint fire services agreement among the state, county and local cities was approved at the Aug. 29 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. This agreement will cover three fiscal years, beginning with the current one, 2023-24, and will expire June 30, 2026. County Fire Chief Bill Weiser made the…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Board of Commissioners met Oct. 27. After the invocation, the board took 30 seconds of silence in honor of the five firefighters of Engine 57 — Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser, Engineer Jess McLean, Assistant Engineer Jason McKay, firefighter Pablo Cerda and firefighter Daniel Hoover-Najera — who died Oct. 26, 2006…
At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the San Jacinto Mountains after receiving a call of a lost hiker. Jeff Daubenmire, a resident of Washington, began his Pacific Crest Trail hike on April 2 in Mexico. On April 12, he became lost when he hiked off…
Catherine Dearing was selected as the newest director of the Idyllwild Water District. At the Aug. 16 meeting, the board unanimously chose Dearing to replace former Director Vic Sirkin, who resigned last month. Besides Dearing, Sue Nash submitted a letter of interest to the Board. After introducing the candidates, both were given an opportunity to…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Idyllwild • Sept. 30 — Noise complaint, 6:37 p.m., 52000 block of Double View Dr. Handled by deputy. • Oct. 1 — Suspicious circumstance, 8:25 a.m., 53000 block of Marian View Dr. Handled…