No challenge to re-election of Clark and Schnetzer At a special meeting Monday morning, June 3, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors selected James Gates as the fifth director. The other applicant was Fred Hamblin. Gates will fill the vacancy created when George Rowell resigned in April. Gates’s appointment is until December, the…

Two solo-vehicle collisions occurred on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Napier.  A solo-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 74 west of McCall Park Road on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 12:05 p.m. Aaron Pratt, 32 years old of Temecula, was traveling westbound on Highway 74 on a black 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle when he…

Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking Covid daily since the beginning, reports that the U.S. is now experiencing 700,000-plus new COVID cases daily, owing to the Omicron variant. The current coronavirus surge hit Idyllwild last week, temporarily shutting down two Idyllwild restaurants.The Red Kettle restaurant closed last Thursday, and co-owner Bruce Ross responded Sunday…

Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, July 27 to Aug. 2. Idyllwild  • July 27 — Two walk-in medical aids. • July 28 — Fire, other. • July 28 — Two walk-in medical aids. • July 29 — Medical aid, Double View Dr. • July 29 — Medical…