Water bills will be increasing for Idyllwild Water District customers, but the question is, by how much. The final 6-percent annual rate increase, approved in June 2010, will definitely be on the July bill. But at the June meeting, the board considered recommendations from the Finance Committee for three other possible increases and the fiscal…
The onus for fire protection is largely with the resident or property owner. Fire officials have emphasized that view for years. They say if someone’s house or property is a significant fire hazard, it is not fair to expect firefighters to risk their lives to save or protect the property. So the state Public Resources…
Perhaps complacency and youthful ignorance of the olden days, when measles was a more common illness, have combined to permit the virus to gain a new stronghold in the U.S, particularly in Ohio and California. A record number of verified measles cases have occurred since January. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed…
As of Friday afternoon, June 6, about 97 percent of the expected ballots from the June 3 primary election had been counted. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has announced that about 5,000 provisional ballots are left to count, but further results will not be released until Wednesday evening, June 11. State Senate District…
Dr. Richard Minnich made it clear that he believes the Hill is still very vulnerable to another large and devastating wildfire.
from Saturday, June 7, 2014
Artists take it outside
Gov. Edmund G. Brown released his revised budget request for fiscal year 2014-15 that begins July 1. Health care and debt retirement remain high priorities in Brown’s proposal. This action follows on his agreement with legislative leaders to modify the criteria and use of a Rainy Day Fund that will appear on the November ballot….
The Idyllwild Historic Preservation District Review Board met with a number of property owners and renters whose properties fall within district boundaries to explain the district and the renovation permitting process. At the Sunday afternoon presentation, Riverside County Historic Preservation Officer Keith Herron reviewed Idyllwild’s history as a settlement, why and how the historic preservation…
Karina Li, the daughter of Anna-Karin Li of Idyllwild, graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, May 17, with a liberal arts degree in biology. Li is a graduate of Idyllwild Arts Academy. Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011 students … …
