Last week, the State Department of Education released the results of the 2023-24 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English and mathematics. Students at Idyllwild School performed better overall than the statewide results and the County and the Hemet Unified School District results. In English, overall, 55.6% of the Idyllwild School students (grades 3 through 8)…

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) held a pair of “Town Hall” meetings at its boardroom to discuss proposed water and sewer rates on May 30 and 31. The board has voted to approve a five-year plan for rate hikes that could lead to a cumulative 85% increase on sewer bills and a cumulative 27% hike…

Nobody submitted a correct answer last week so the contest carries over to this week with a new photo of the same site that includes more clues, and we add the following verbal clue: “Central corner.” You are challenged to identify the particular spot depicted in this Hill photograph (shown below). It might be the…