JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Local firefighter dies battling Montana fire
A Vista Grande Hotshot died fighting a fire in western Montana, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday.
Firefighter Brent Witham died Wednesday, Aug. 2, on...
Wednesday now a short day at Idyllwild School
The Idyllwild School year started Monday and parents encountered a new schedule.
For the 2017-18 school year, the school day for Idyllwild Elementary...
More changes at Idyllwild School
Besides a new bell schedule, Idyllwild School will have two new additions to its faculty.
After the end of the school year and...
Details for Witham Memorial Ceremony announced
Vista Grande Hotshot Brent Witham, who was killed Aug. 2, while working on the Lolo Peak Fire in Montana, is coming home Monday, Aug....
Community Wildfire Protection Plan near completion
Fire Safe Council presents CWPP to public
About one month after the Manzanita Fire, which started near Lambs Canyon and burned east towards Poppet Flat,...
County shifts environmental projects back to state
The continuing clean-up of the underground storage tank at the Idyllwild Chevron site is one of 13 projects that have been transferred to the...
Sand to Snow monument appears safe
No modifications recommended to Zinke
The Sand to Snow National Monument, established in Riverside County in 2016, is unlikely to be changed as a result...
IFPD ends year with positive budget
Preliminary financial data for fiscal year 2016-17 indicate the Idyllwild Fire Protection District produced a significant net income compared to many recent years.
“We’re closing...
Supervisors add money for Sheriff’s Department
After a long day of budget discussion and debate, sometimes heated, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors added $7.9 million to the Sheriff’s Department...