Residents noticed the presence of Riverside Sheriff’s Office deputies on the ground and in the air on the evening of Saturday, February 21, and then again on the afternoon of Monday the 23rd. We still do not know if the two incidents were connected. Saturday night, helicopter was circling the downtown area and instructing residents…...
Visitors planning to travel to the San Jacinto Mountains should be prepared for winter conditions. Nearly a foot has fallen this week, with more coming Thursday. Conditions can change quickly, and freeze/thaw cycles mean black ice even when the highway has been plowed. Chains may be required at any time. Snow play is not allowed…
The artists formerly known as Old Tyme Radio –– now the Third Monday Players –– will present two one-act plays on February 16 at Middle Ridge Winery. Director Mick Lynch offers these notes. “Here We Are tells the story of a 1920s or 30s just-married couple, taking a train to New York City with a…
At its February 10 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ordinance 927 (Regulating Short-term Rentals) and Ordinance 671 (which establishes fees for STR applications and certificates). These changes have come out of a series of community meetings, which the County Planning Department held in the fall…...
California’s new Congressional Districts, which Proposition 50 established, will be used in the November Election. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s and the State Republicans’ emergency appeal to postpone the use of the new congressional maps. In a single sentence, “The application for…...
Idyllwild Water District is still asking sewer customers to fill out and return the Median Household Income surveys that have been mailed out. The survey is being conducted in support of their grant application for funding to rehabilitate their wastewater treatment plant. According to an email being sent to sewer customers, they still need nearly…...
At the January meeting of the directors of IWD, directors praised the continuing low water loss figures, in December 6% on production of 6,522,235 gallons. They also noted that expenses are again under budget. On the water side, revenues for December were $171,270, just $79 under the budgeted $171,349, and expenses $187,720, 7.5% under the…...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal to prevent the use of the Congressional District maps which Proposition 50 authorized in the November special election. As a result, the lines are drawn and the primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3. The changes in the…...
On the last Thursday of January, and on the clearest and coldest of evenings experienced here on the Hill, Lowman Concert Hall presented two Idyllwild Arts Academy students’ senior recitals traversing the piano repertory of the 19th and early 20th centuries. These works and their presentations were advertised as being “in partial fulfillment” of the…...
