In the middle of September, two Idyllwild Water District directors unexpectedly resigned but Acting Board President John Cook asserted that the vacancies would remain unfilled until a special election was called, no earlier than March. Whoever won that election would have to be re-elected for a full term in August. After the meeting ended abruptly…

The Coyote Fire was reported at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 2. The location of the fire was Old Banning Idyllwild Road south of Shirleon Drive.Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported at 8 p.m. June 2, “The fire has burned approximately 60 acres with a moderate rate of spread. The fire is currently burning in medium…

Peter Buhl, proprietor of Fern Valley Corner’s Funky Bazaar, has a side business, or rather a nonbusiness literally on the side, called Donation Alley. It is what the name implies — a place where patrons donate goods, often brand new and still in boxes, and other shoppers take what they want, paying what they will,…

A proposed ordinance to regulate commercial cannabis activities in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County moved forward. The Planning Commission voted to send the proposed ordinance to the Board of Supervisors and to further examine the possibility of commercial cultivation within several rural land-use zones. After its June meeting, the commission asked staff to review…