A trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been set for Sept. 21. Green, 53, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed two felony…

Last week, Robert Davis was chosen to fill the Hemet Unified School District board’s vacancy, which occurred when former Trustee Joe Wojcik resigned in August. Davis was chosen 4-2 to complete the remainder of Wojcik’s term that ends December 2018. Ten other individuals submitted interest in the seat, although not all came to the Tuesday,…

According to Susan Cox, Media Relations for Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison is scheduled to begin work replacing an underground structure (vault) from Oct. 19-Nov. 5. One lane (southbound) of Hwy 243 will be closed, however, the northbound lane of Hwy 243 will be open. The detour, alternative route is: Maranatha Drive, to Pinecrest Ave., to Playground Road.

Several Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce directors and community members attended the brief monthly public meeting of the Chamber. The only business considered was a report from Phyllis Mueller, chair of Idyllwild’s 52nd annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, “An Olde Fashioned Christmas.” Current Chamber President Chris Titus announced that Lanny Hardy, former Chamber director and vice…