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

Forest Service plans fuel break maintenance

Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced that comments on its proposed maintenance of the Pine Cove and Idyllwild West fuel breaks should be...

Potential vegetative fire debris hot topic: Abatement and removal of trees...

Local fire officials held their Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting last week, about one year after the Mountain Fire. No fires were burning on...

Idyllwild man pleads guilty to burglary

On Monday, July 14, Michael Darrenger Kellner, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary. His sentencing is scheduled for July 31. Kellner was...

New state emergency water rules may affect local districts

Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board proposed an unprecedented step. Water users in urban areas could be fined up to $500 each...

Sewer rates may go up 50 percent

The Idyllwild Water District will consider a 50 percent increase in sewer rates at a future meeting, probably in September. The district’s sewer system...

Pertussis epidemic remains strong

California’s and the nation’s current pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic has not abated as spring turned to summer. “California is currently experiencing a pertussis epidemic …...

Drought continues, El Niño a possibility

California is in the midst of a three-year drought, which is no longer news. The chance of another El Niño weather pattern, however, is. For...

Candidate filing opens Monday for Nov. 4 general election

Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer announced Friday that anyone interested in running for office on the Nov. 4 general election ballot may...

County emergency medical plan being prepared

Bruce Barton, director of Riverside County’s Emergency Medical Service Agency, opened the EMS strategic planning meeting in Riverside with the promise that the draft...

Public comments end committee meeting

The Idyllwild Fire District’s Finance Committee held a brief meeting Monday afternoon. The first item was public comments and Jeff Smith of Pine Cove,...
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