

Idyllwild School gets exemplary honor for third time
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Idyllwild School students gather in front of the “California Distinguished School” sign to celebrate their hard work and achievements Friday morning. The California Distinguished School program honors some of California’s most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap. This is the third time Idyllwild has received this honor.

According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Darren Meyer, there was one solo non-injury crash last week. AT 4:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Sean Alexander, 33, of Hemet, was driving his 1991 Chevy pick-up truck westbound on Highway 74 west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, when he made an unsafe turning movement. The…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Tuesday to Sunday, March 1 to 13: Idyllwild • March 1 — Medical aid. • March 2 — Two medical aids. • March 4 — Two medical aids. • March 5 — Two medical aids. • March 6 — Two medical aids. • March…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness and Idyllwild Fire Protection District are partnering to offer Community Emergency Response Team Training to the mountain communities. The 20-hour basic CERT course will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 9. The classes and most…
According to CHP officer Mike Bell, at 2:10 p.m., Friday, Terease Rocha, 27, of Idyllwild was driving southbound on Highway 243 near mile marker 10 in her 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. According to evidence at the scene, Rocha crossed the double yellow line causing a head on collision with Michael Yang, 66, of Idyllwild, who was…
At the March MAST meeting Idyllwild Fire Battalion Chief James LaMont reported that IFPD is fully staffed, and had prepositioned engines for the storms predicted for that week. Normal daily staffing includes eight people and a hand crew that is on call. They have eight engines and four ambulances. They are partnering with the USFS…
Two women from the desert area were the guest speakers at last week’s Idyllwild Idyllwild Indivisible meeting: Maggie Downs, a journalist, and Joy Silver, an LGBT and aging consultant, as well as organizer of Courageous Resistance. Downs encouraged the attendees to become citizen journalists during the age of President Trump. She has spent more than…