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

Mosquitoes a concern on Hill: Stagnant water poses good homes for...

Vector control was the topic at last week’s Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. With the expectation of above-normal precipitation this winter, Kathleen Henderson, the...

Lake Hemet eagles nesting during Saturday’s count

Saturday was the fourth and last bald eagle count of the 2015-16 season. Volunteers and federal and state biologists spotted 12 bald eagles at...

Local fire agencies preparing for next fire season

As Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins reminded local fire officials at last week’s Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting, the 2016 fire season is...

Fire finance committee reviewing future costs and revenues: Comparison with other...

At last Wednesday’s finance committee meeting, Idyllwild Fire Capt. Mark LaMont described the budget preparation process and how different assumptions affect the budget request. In...

Frank Gutierrez bail lowered: Felony conference next week

The bail hearing for Frank Gutierrez, 66, of Idyllwild, arrested in July 2015, was held Wednesday, March 9. After reading a report and hearing...

Mountain Center Market burglars plead guilty

Both men — Ryan Mason and Nickolas Melendez — charged with burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September, have pleaded guilty to burglary....

Legislator wants to change daylight saving time

If you don’t enjoy the return to dark mornings in March after daylight saving time resumes, Assemblyman Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) has submitted a...

Congress agrees with Forest Service — firefighting costs sapping funds for...

At its House Appropriations hearing, the U.S. Forest Service received a lot of sympathy for the dilemma that the high cost of fire suppression...

Health-care taxes modified to protect Medi-Cal: Smoking age bill passes Assembly

In danger of losing more than $1 billion from the federal Medicaid program for California’s Medi-Cal program, the Legislature and Gov. Edmund Brown Jr....

School district officials present plan for future programs: Parents talk about...

The Local Control and Accountability Plan was the subject of a lively discussion at Idyllwild School last week. The LCAP is a product of...
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