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Craig Wills survives head-on crash
Suffered spinal fractures from uncontrolled driver
Monday evening, May 8, a fatal accident occurred in Valle Vista. The story was in the Town Crier’s May...
Governor’s May budget increases slightly from January
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown released his “May Revision” for the 2017-18 state budget. Changes from the January budget proposal were modest. As a result of a slight higher revenue forecast, Brown’s May budget proposal totals $124 billion of state funds, which is $1.5 billion more than the January submission.
Cal Trans work on Hwy. 371 resumes Saturday
Up to 30-minutes delays expected
This week, Cal Trans had suspended work on Highway 371 because of the cold weather. The temperatures were too low...
Idyllwild’s Christmas Tree still in intensive care
The Idyllwild Christmas Tree is still struggling to survive. The drought has made the tree vulnerable to a fungus.
But the Christmas Tree has many...
Several cities consider joint powers for police services
Seventeen cities, and one Indian Tribe, contract with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for police services. In the past several years, as the county’s...
Legislature supports changing presidential primary in state
The whole state Legislature was busy last week approving bills to move California’s presidential primary to March.
Last week, both the Assembly and the Senate...
Water districts plan August mail ballot elections
Eleven seats up for election
There will be summer elections for all three Hill water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove. The Riverside County...
Chimney fire damages house on Strong Drive
Sunday afternoon, a chimney fire was reported at 55055 Strong Drive. Once the Idyllwild Fire Department crews arrived, they found heavy smoke coming through...
Public speaks out at IWD workshop
About a dozen people attended the Idyllwild Water District’s Special Workshop Wednesday. The board called the workshop in an effort to learn more about...
Spring rain, cold temps dampen May flowers
In the annual spring rains and snowstorms, more precipitation fell on the Hill this past weekend.
From Saturday through Sunday, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild...