JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Mountain Fire report ongoing
The report on the cause of last year’s destructive Mountain Fire is progressing, according to Cal Fire Information Officer Daniel Berlant. In an email...
Idyllwild film fest expands to Hemet
Reinforcing his promise to grow the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, founder and director Stephen Savage has signed a deal to bring Idyllwild 2015...
Garcia winning SD 28 contributions race
California’s 28th State Senate District has been vacant since its creation after the 2010 Census. In 2011, in advance of the 2012 elections, the...
Ruiz campaign balance dwarfs Nestande’s
In November 2012, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, a democrat, was elected to Congress and he intends to stay there. In an expensive, multi-million dollar...
Triple homicide still unsolved
The father of one of the victims in a 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon Pines remains unsatisfied with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation...
Rain falls, but drought continues
Rainfall during the past two weeks was not sufficient to rescind Gov. Jerry Brown’s drought declaration. Less than an inch of rain fell on...
Flu deaths unabated in California
The number of people dying from influenza continued to grow last week. In California, 52 more deaths were attributed to this season’s flu called...
Lemon Lily Festival planning underway
Planning for the fifth-annual Lemon Lily Festival is underway. Shelley Kibby, new festival chair, is organizing the two-day festival for the weekend of July...
Two chosen for IFPD finance committee
The citizen members of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee are Chris Davis and Susan Weisbart. David Gogerty was chosen as an alternate...
Jeff Dvorak is new Idyllwild Arts Foundation chair
Last Saturday, Jeff Dvorak of Palm Springs, assumed the chair of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. He was the vice-chair and succeeds Faith Raiguel, who...