It’s been hot, scorching perhaps and certainly unprecedented for March, on the Hill as well as the lower portions of Southern California. This may just be the preseason to summer and fall temperatures according to the National Weather Service. Beginning Feb. 28, the Hill began setting records for the high temperature during the day and…...
Lynn Eodice of the Idyllwild Garden Club shared this with us: The Idyllwild Garden Club will hold its first general meeting of the season on Wednesday, April 1st at the Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243. It’s a potluck, and the garden club board will supply chili and soups. If you’re a member, you’re encouraged…
BY JOHNNY WILSON ICC DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & RECREATION Adult Basketball SEED TEAM CAPTAIN REGULAR SEASON (W-L) #1 Khaki Buckets (Jared Eldridge) 10 – 2 #2 White Walkers (Szymon Bielesz) 9 – 3 #3 Hilltop Hoopers (Carl Dewese) 8 – 4 #4 The Grinches (Aiden Featherstone) 6 – 6 #5 Cahuilla Ballers (Tino Macias) 2…
This year, as the Idyllwild Arts Academy celebrates 80 years of arts education in Idyllwild, the Native American Arts program is offering a special season of lectures, an extension of the annual Kabootie Lectures into a four-month series. The first installment, in January, retold the story of Native American Arts on the campus from its…...
At its March 10 meeting, the County Board of Supervisors listened to County Executive Officer Jeff Van Wagenen’s presentation on the status of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget, and the future direction of the County’s finances. “At mid-year, the County financial picture is stable, but it is tightening,” Van Wagenen said beginning his report. As…...
In the June Primary, Hill voters will be casting votes for many offices. Statewide there is the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, and Insurance Commissioner. The local elections will be for State Senator, two Assembly districts, the U. S. Congress and County Supervisor. Friday, March 6, was the official deadline…...
In the final weeks of his Presidency, former President Joe Biden established the Chuckwalla National Monument in Riverside County, just south of the Joshua Tree National Park, using his authority under the Antiquities Act. Two recent developments have occurred which may eventually affect the Monument’s future. One involves the lawsuit opposing its establishment and the…...
On March 4, Mega Fire Action, a California-based advocacy group seeking to end so-called megafires, assembled a group of State legislators to discuss a package of bills designed to address problems with fighting wildfires as well as prevention efforts and the post-fire issues homeowners may encounter. In his introduction for the press conference Eric Horn,…...
On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at approximately 7:05 a.m., a silver 2006 Honda Insight was being driven by a 27-year-old female from Palm Desert, CA, and was driving southbound on SR-371, south of Homestead Rd. A 56-year-old male from Aguanga, CA, was driving a black 2016 Toyota Tacoma north on SR-371 south of Homestead Rd…....
One of the main ways that MAST members keep our communities safe are fuel reduction projects, also known as Vegetation Management Projects. At the March meeting, Chuck Weisbart of Mountain Community Patrol made the point that the community does not know how well they are being protected. The network of fuel breaks that surround the…...
