The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce recently transferred the deed to Town Hall back to the Johnson family. The Chamber had held the deed, in trust for the town and community recreation, for just over 60 years, from the time in 1952 when Gerald Johnson deeded it to them. But owing to the need for repairs…

At the June 24 information arraignment for Frank Gutierrez, 66, of Idyllwild, who was arrested in July 2015, a July 25 trial readiness conference was set with a possible jury trial to begin Aug. 8. Supervising District Attorney Deborah Lucky filed a paper elaborating on the charge against Gutierrez. In the document, she said, “…

For 2014 and 2015, sections of the Pacific Crest Trail damaged by the Mountain Fire in July 2013 remain closed. The closure, from Cedar Springs Trail (mile 162.5) north to South Ridge Trail (mile 178), had forced hikers to walk beside Highway 74 to Mountain Center then on Highway 243 into Idyllwild. In certain sections…