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A quick rustle in the leaves and this yellow-striped racer had a fence lizard meal in its stretchy jaws. Photos by Doris Jean Lombard



At the direction of the California Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Edison (SCE) conducted a Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) event last week in Mountain Center, causing residents to be without power for multiple days. According to SCE’s website — when there are potentially dangerous weather conditions in fire-prone areas — they may call a…
Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, Idyllwild School music teacher, retired after 25 years from a job that has touched and enriched a generation of Idyllwild School students. He taught it all: choral music, instrumental music beginning with woodwinds and brass, then later introducing strings. He produced musical theater productions, often involving every student in the middle school…
Jeremy Greene, 23, of Oceanside, was arrested Thursday night for the stabbing of Darryl Scholl Tuesday night. Greene has been charged with three felony counts, including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. Apparently, another warrant for his arrest has been issued from another county. He was scheduled for an arraignment on…
The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors voted for new rates last Wednesday following a third water rate study presentation in a special meeting. Bartle Wells Associates’ Michael DeGroot gave the final presentation before public review to the board in public session. For water rates, he provided statistics on an 8% increase in rates….
Another power outage affecting the town business area and many residential neighborhoods is planned between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Several smaller and limited outages have also occurred since the April outage, which affected much of the local area, including Pine Cove. “We are putting in equipment to make the substation more…
Two traffic collisions occurred on mountain highways over the last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On March 9 at 6:50 a.m., Bryce Evan Fletcher, 19 of Hemet, was driving his gray 2011 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Highway 243 just north of Saunders Meadow Road at a stated speed of 45-50…