Rocket over the Fairway Market in Idyllwild

No one was injured in a roll-over traffic collision Monday at about 3:20 p.m. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer said Marco Cervantes, 42, of Yucca Valley was driving the gray 2000 Toyota Tundra truck on Highway 243 when it rolled over about a half mile north of Mt. Edna Road. Cervantes and…

In principal, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has granted the sheriff authority to continue to increase staffing in the unincorporated areas of the county. However, the 5-0 vote at the Sept. 1 meeting did not authorize any more funding for this fiscal year. In fact, unanimous support for the proposal introduced by board Chair…

At its Tuesday, July 12 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission reviewed its end-of-year financial condition and discussed the recent Grand Jury report on the agency. Although the district’s expenses exceeded its income by $235,000, several unique one-time circumstances explain a significant portion of the deficit, said Commissioner Ben Killingsworth. He first defended…

Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Chief Financial Officer Hosny Shouman processed a payment cashing out 160 vacation hours in October of 2019, when the district was without a general manager to approve that vacation payout. The sign-off on the payout did not occur until early December.  Former General Manager Michael Creighton was fired from his position…