On Sunday, Sept. 25, a man in a blue-plaid shirt, described as Hispanic in his early 50s, visited a number of Idyllwild businesses attempting to get change for $100 bills. The bills were likely counterfeit although that has not yet been confirmed. At one shop, he did manage to get change resulting in a petty…

Last December, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors offered $1.2 million to the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board toward the construction of the Idyllwild Community Center. The next step in making these funds available occurred at the board’s Aug. 29 meeting. The board’s latest actions formally adopted the environmental statements confirming that the project…

At the last Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission meeting on Oct. 22, Chief Mark LaMont gave an update on the mountain emergency siren alert system from the position of the district. LaMont reached out to Adam Mikels, inside sales representative for American Signal Corporation, for information on sirens. Mikels presented options, including the pros…