MEMSCOMM considers alternate emergency centers
In a standing-room-only meeting, the Mountain Emergency Services Committee (MEMSCOMM) considered alternate Emergency Operations Centers (EOC)’s for the Hill. Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD)...
Jeffery Kleefisch challenges incumbents for seat on Pine Cove Water board
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel...
Gov. vetoes cell phone use bill
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 28, which would have significantly increased fines for using a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving...
Preserving an act of patriotism during a pandemic
On Saturday morning, protesters stood with their signs and voices in front of the Idyllwild Post Office as part of a...
Attempted break-ins on same night
Both the Town Baker and the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses experienced attempted break-ins on the same night, with the same basic modus...
News of Record: February 18, 2021
Sheriff’s logThe Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Saturday to Friday, Feb.6 to 12.Idyllwild• Feb. 6 —...
Ruiz appears to have defeated Bono Mack
Dr. Raul Ruiz appears to have defeated six term incumbent Mary Bono Mack to become the Hill's new congressional representative. With some ballots still...
Governor holds line on new spending: Anticipates revenue decline
“Things don’t last forever. The surging tide of revenue is beginning to turn as it always does,” said Gov. Jerry Brown at the news...
Chronic health condition series at library
The Idyllwild Library, in partnership with Fern Creek Medical Center, is sponsoring a series of lectures about chronic health conditions. To be held at...
Idyllwild Fire budget in ‘danger’ zone
After a nearly four-hour budget workshop on Saturday, commission recognized the district’s perilous financial condition ...