JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Missing hiker was never lost
While rescuers were searching for Wendell Boydston, he was resting his twisted ankle overnight in Round Valley.
Sunday evening at about 7:30, deputies from the...
County enacts $637-million budget
This week, Riverside County supervisors approved a final budget for fiscal year 2014-15 (which began July 1) totaling $637.4 million, $13.9 million more than...
Prosecution teams send another arsonist to prison
Editor’s note: Last month, Steven Taylor Rutherford, 49, of Banning pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts of arson. On Friday, Sept. 5, Judge Becky...
Idyllwild Fire adopts no-growth budget
The Board of Commissioners for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District last week approved a final budget for the fiscal year 2014-15, which began July...
MAST hears outside speaker: Pines and oaks still threatened and dying
Former Fire Chief Dave Driscoll made a presentation about the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy to the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce last week.
When...
Pine Cove water usage up
Water consumption has continued to grow this year in Pine Cove. Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber reported at last week’s board...
‘Ready, Set, Go’ still important in event of wildfire
In a brief meeting Thursday, Sept. 11, the Mountain Emergency Service Committee group discussed current projects and were refreshed on the county’s and Cal...
DA ordered to appear at Pinyon murder trial proceedings
The murder trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith for a triple homicide in Pinyon in 2006 has become both suspenseful and slowly and...
Covered California offers dental plans in 2015
Last month, Covered California announced that it is offering family dental plans in 2015. However, “You need to enroll in a Covered California health...
Rain storm comes and goes, drought remains
Hurricane Norbert, which formed last week and evolved from a tropical storm into a hurricane on Sept. 3, moved north from Mexico and Baja...