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JP Crumrine

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JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.

Community Center amphitheater groundbreaking delayed

The playground and pickleball courts at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek will remain open and available to the public at least until early...

Idyllwild Brewpub plans ‘green’ operations, but no green beer

The opening of the Idyllwild Brewpub is still in the future. But when its taps do pour many special-craft brews, residents should enjoy the...

Arson suspect incompetent for trial

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark Mandio has suspended the arson prosecution of Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon. She was charged with 13 counts...

Hiker transported for minor injuries

Early Monday evening, first responders, including Cal Fire Station 23 (Pine Cove), Idyllwild Fire Department and American Medical Response, were alerted to an injured...

Home tour is Sept. 17: Five homes — historic to spectacular

The 16th-annual Idyllwild Home Tour is only a week away. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the opportunity to visit and walk through several old (1930s...

Community Center board may manage local recreation

The future of recreation in Idyllwild may rest with the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. While this group is in the midst of...

Riverside County may become electric utility for unincorporated areas

Sometime in the future, your electric provider may be Riverside County rather than Southern California Edison. At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Board of Supervisors...

Parcel measure on November ballot: Chief earns pay raise

At the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting last week, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz said the Riverside County Registrar of Voters has accepted the...

Grinding facility going to three weekdays per week

At its Aug. 23 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the days the local grinding facility is open. Beginning...

Fire Safe Council begins to update Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Executive Director Edwina Scott and President Chris Kramer of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, want to revise and bring the Hill’s last Community...
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