At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors reviewed the status of its current Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget at the end of its first quarter, Sept. 30. Without any discussion or review, the County Executive’s report was accepted. For the remainder of the current fiscal year, the fiscal projections are improving. Since…
Even from its humble but enthusiastic beginnings, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) aspired to offer the Idyllwild community something special and beautiful through art. Its founders, Chris Trout and Grace Songolo, wrestled with their idea of how to lay the foundation for a “member funded, nationally recognized association, that served as an attraction for…
Pine Cove resident Maureen “Mo” Mullins retired last year, but has certainly not slowed down. In October she joined a group that reached the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. At 71, she credits her high-altitude home, and the training she did here, for…
At the Dec. 3 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the recommendation from the Registrar of Voters to appoint new members of several County Special Districts. Among these were three from the Hill – Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Lake Hemet Municipal Water District and the Pine Cove Water District. Although all three districts…
The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce will meet at the Idyllwild Nature Center on Wednesday, December 11. The event brings together representatives of all the agencies, governmental and nonprofits, engaged in preventing and responding to wildfire in our community, as well as citizens seeking a better understanding of their own responsibilities. Taskforce members included CalFire and…
CalFire and Idyllwild Fire responded to a house fire in the 53000 block of Sherman Drive at 9:26 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. CalFire Public Information Officer Tawny Castro provided the following information: The first engine to arrive found a two-story structure “well involved with fire.” The fire was contained shortly after 10:30 a.m….
In the race for California’s Congressional District 41 seat, incumbent Republican Ken Calvert has claimed his victory and his Democratic opponent Will Rollins conceded two days later. The two competed in 2022 and the results similar, although Rollins came closer in the percentage of votes received; but Calvert’s margin of victory increased. In 2022, Calvert…
At about 8 p.m. Monday night, November 25, a black 1990 Jeep Cherokee on Black Mountain Trail eight miles east of Highway 243 went over the side and caught fire. The single occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene.. This information was provided by Johnathon Torres of the Indio CHP. Although the…
At the Dec. 3 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $1 million project to “beautify” Hurkey Creek. Half of the funding will come from a portion of the County’s funding granted from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District will provide the remaining half…
In the past month, there have been an unusual number of health alerts and warnings in California. They tend to be limited to the State, and none have occurred in Riverside County. As a safeguard, readers should be aware of what is occurring in the State. Whooping Cough As of the end of September, 1,744…