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Work starts in July, continues to fall At its June 21 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors welcomed Jim Gates as the new member. Gates was appointed earlier this month to replace George Rowell who resigned in April. The board approved a contract with El-Co Contractors of San Bernardino to replace and…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has directed the county’s chief executive officer to examine the ramifications of separating the Coroner’s Office from the Sheriff’s Department. The vote was unanimous on the proposal Chair Kevin Jeffries (1st District) and Supervisor V. Manuel Perez (4th District), who joined with Jeffries on the…
Sandi Austin has called Idyllwild her home since 2016. After moving from her hometown of San Diego, Austin immediately immersed herself into Idyllwild’s art culture. Austin has always been artistic but found her niche and passion in creating mosaic art. “I started doing mosaic art about 30 years ago but I didn’t start selling any…
According to USFS PIO Kate Kramer, we can thank the Southridge, Westridge and Shady fuel breaks for keeping the Cranston Fire from burning Idyllwild. The fire is traveling east. A Type 1 Incident Command Team is being set up near Lake Hemet by 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters are expecting temperatures exceeding 100 degrees today. From…
Last week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats met with Santa Cat (aka Bobbie) to catch up on the latest news… George: (Yelling into the cattery) Happy, happy new year! Sadie: Happy new year to you, too! Bobbie: So what did you all do on New Year’s Eve? Mr….
The damage to highways 74 and 243 is more extensive than originally thought. Engineers have done a more thorough assessment of the damage and the current estimate for full repair and opening of the roads is four months, according to Terri Kasinga, chief, Public and Media Affairs, Caltrans District 8. Ames Construction, the Caltrans contractor,…