Scenes from this year’s Idyllwild Parade filled the town with color, smiles, and community spirit. Photos by Peter Szabadi and Lynne Eodice capture the day’s highlights.
Photos: Halloween Parade 2025
By Corey Pickett

Fire restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest were elevated Tuesday, Aug. 6. Forest officials announce that the changes include limiting campfires to selected sites, increased restrictions on smoking and the prohibition of welding and other open-flame activities without the proper permits. “The wet winter has provided a very mild fire season on the forest…
By Becky Clark Editor Dave Hunt, a regular participant in “So you think you know the Hill” was the first to answer, followed by two more correct answers. “Marion Mountain was named after Marion Kelly by Edmund Perkins Jr. who surveyed and mapped the San Jacinto Mountains in the 1890s. Marion was a teacher from…
Idyllwild• Aug. 7 — Danger to self/other, 9:49 a.m. Cedar St. Report taken.• Aug. 7 — Lost hiker, 5:48 p.m. Address undefined. Handled by deputy.• Aug. 7 — Vehicle theft, 11:25 p.m. N. Circle Dr. Unfounded.• Aug. 8 — Public assist, 12:02 a.m. 26000 block of St. Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy.• Aug. 8 —…
The future of recreation in Idyllwild may rest with the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. While this group is in the midst of guiding the construction of an amphitheater and eventually a community center at Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, managing the complete local recreation program also may become its responsibility as early as…
The newspaper asked the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau (MIB) if there were any updates on the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. The newspaper also asked: “We are approaching a year for two [Melissa Lane and Lydia “Dia” Abrams] of the four still missing. Roy Prifogle went missing over…
Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer has announced that early voting for the Nov. 8 consolidated general election will be available leading up to election day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through this Friday, Nov. 4, and Monday, Nov. 7, at the Registrar of Voters office. Voting there also is available from 9…