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 School Principal Matt Kraemer nominated Doug Austin for a Hemet Unified School District Good Apple Award. Kraemer, in his write up to the district for the nomination, wrote how Austin, and his late wife Mary, started the Charles Dickens Poster & Essay Contest 15 years ago for the 8th grade students at Idyllwild School….
Forty to fifty percent of healthcare workers in Riverside County initially declined taking the COVID-19 vaccine.“Over the weeks since, the demand for the vaccine has increased among all segments of the tiers; although I do not have specific numbers,” wrote Jose Arballo Jr, senior public information specialist with Riverside University Health System – Public Health…
By Sydney JohnsonEdSource As Covid-19 cases continue to soar in California, a majority of the State Board of Education is now in favor of pursuing a waiver from the federal government that would remove the obligation to carry out standardized testing for the second year in a row.The board is grappling with what to do…
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to the newspaper’s inquiry regarding its current staffing levels and the status of the cadet academy.CHP Public Information Officer Matt Napier wrote in an email, “Effective Dec. 17, 2020, the CHP Academy has temporarily suspended cadet training.”CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray stated, “Cadets are critical to the CHP’s mission, however…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) received its new ambulance and has been running calls. Some members of the public contacted the newspaper regarding the ambulance running calls without being marked as an ambulance.The ambulance does not have to pass a California Highway Patrol (CHP) inspection and be issued a permit before being in service…
Another COVID-19 testing date has been announced. Riverside County Public Health has scheduled COVID-19 testing in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Idyllwild Library. The library is located at 54401 Village Center Dr. Register at http://bit.ly/IdyllwildTesting or by using the adjacent QR code.
Firefighters responded to a wildland fire Friday at 1:16 a.m. at the 28000 block of Bonita Vista Drive in Apple Canyon (between Mountain Center and Garner Valley). The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) took over the incident, which had been under the command of Cal Fire/Riverside County…
By Melissa Diaz HernandezEditor Update from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department at 6 p.m. Friday: “FINAL CAL FIRE UPDATE FRIDAY 1/15/2021 6:00 P.M. The Bonita Fire is 715 acres and is now 20% contained. All Evacuation ORDERS and road closures are lifted. Please use caution when driving in the fire area and yield to personnel…
By Riverside CountyContributed Following a temporary closure due to staffing demands, the Idyllwild Grinding Facility will resume normal seasonal operation starting Wednesday, Jan. 6. Under winter seasonal hours, the facility will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.) until June.The facility is located at the…