While production at Fern Valley Water District fell nearly 8 percent during the first six months of 2015, General Manager Steve Erler expressed surprise that the level of the district’s wells continues to fall. He reported that the level for all the wells was lower in July. The observational well (outside the office) dropped nearly…

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors February meeting was the district’s second attempt to hold its meeting via Zoom. The district, after a failed first attempt in January, was able to successfully hold a February meeting via Zoom. All five directors were present. Public hearing set for May The board voted to “set…

Our country was founded with bravery and later steadied by a Constitution and Bill of Rights. Men who signed our Declaration of Independence were labeled traitors by the British and would have been executed had we not prevailed. But in the face of the challenges, they remained resolute in their mission to guarantee freedom to…

  Marijuana plants were eradicated from three separate growing operations near Lake Hemet this morning in a joint effort between the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Forest Service.   Riverside County Sheriff Sergeant Joe Pemberton estimated between 12,000 to 15,000 plants were removed, a street value of $36 million to…

Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and the fire commission are concerned, actually upset, over Riverside County’s inability, perhaps unwillingness, to employ the “closest-available unit” policy. The intent of this policy is to send the closest-available medical unit whenever a medical incident occurs that requires first responders. Reitz has stressed that the American Medical Response unit…