At its Sept. 21 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the first phase for the Idyllwild and San Jacinto Mountains Emergency Outdoor Warning System and Travelers’ Information Stations. “They have taken a first step for what will be an absolute beneficial product for those living and visiting the Hill,” said Idyllwild Fire Chief…

On Thursday evening, March 8, Dr. Christi Barrett, superintendent of the Hemet Unified School District, prepared and distributed a video message to parents of HUSD students. She shared two major points with parents. First, was to assure them that the district has been and is taking actions to address threats, such as the ones received…

Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a nonprofit, designated Idyllwild School to the State Honor Roll for the 2019/20 school year. It was one of 2,568 schools along with Hemet Unified School District’s Cottonwood School and Western Center Academy. The designation is based on the school’s 2018/19 data. “On behalf of Educational Results Partnership (ERP), I am…

Idyllwild’s first major snowstorm of the season resulted in many fender benders and two serious collisions. Said California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer of the week, both on and off the Hill, “We were so busy we had everybody [all CHP officers] out on the roads.” Meyer noted that non-serious fender benders where…