Covered California’s annual open-enrollment period may be over, but a special enrollment period will continue until Oct. 31, for some individuals. These individuals must sign up for coverage within 60 days of the qualifying life event. The following circumstances are among the more common reasons individuals become eligible for special enrollment: Losing health coverage, for…
The U.S. Postal Service will hold passport fairs at the Idyllwild Post Office from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8. The fair is for first-time passport applicants. No appointments are necessary. Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for…
Editor’s note: This is from a press release Jose Arballo Jr., senior public information specialist, Riverside University Health System-Public Health, provided last week. Thomi Clinton is not surprised when she hears that three-quarters of those who responded to a survey of transgender individuals in the Inland Empire have seriously considered suicide. “The pressure on those…
UPDATE 4:12 p.m.: Dispatch contacting Idyllwild Water District to get permission to dip out of Foster Lake. UPDATE 4:08 p.m.: Fire crews have made access to the fire. According to SBNF Public Information Officer John Miller, the fire is a 100-foot-by-20-foot “spot in rocky terrain with low growth potential.” He added that the cause is…
Tom Lynch, general manager of the Idyllwild Water District, resigned on Monday, Sept. 12. Lynch had been the district’s general manager since February 2014. Director John Cook said the IWD board will begin to look for a successor to Lynch, possibly an interim until it finds a full-time replacement. Lynch did not give a reason…
In February 2014, when Tom Lynch was hired to be general manager of Idyllwild Water District, he was required by the district to obtain a California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) from the State Water Resources Control Board within six months as a condition of his employment. This was one of several…
In a study released at the end of June 2016, the AAA auto club found that gasolines with inferior detergents are clogging motorists’ engines. Since 1996, federal rules have required all gasolines to contain detergent additives that clean engines. However, major gasoline brands do not stop there — their gas contains extra detergents. These…
Monday, Oct. 24 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Registration forms must be postmarked or submitted electronically no later than that date. Online registration is available at http://registertovote.ca.gov. The California Secretary of State’s online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai…
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Idyllwild Water District has filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Director Steven Kunkle of the IWD board, alleging negligence when he was an employee of the district. The suit alleges that when Kunkle was the Sewer Department Chief Operator (also known as Wastewater Supervisor) he, for several years, allowed hydraulic fluid to leak from a piece…
