JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Idyllwild School test performances better than state or district
Last month, the California Department of Education released the spring 2018 test results for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in English...
Nov. 6, 2018 Election Day
If the 7 a.m. voters at Town Hall are an indicator, the turnout in Idyllwild will be quite high this year.
By 7:15 a.m., more...
Limb knocks out power near Saunders Meadows
Apparently a large oak branch fell on power lines in the Saunders Meadow Road neighborhood. Southern California Edison is already there repairing the outage,...
Early voting before Nov. 6 and right to vote Election Day
For those looking for a weekend adventure, or those who have to leave the Hill early and don’t return until late, or just work...
IFPD 2017-18 audit completed and accepted
Financial topics dominated the latest Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission meeting. At the Oct. 23 meeting, the commission received and accepted its 2017-18 audit...
MDP plans exercise Nov. 6: Be prepared
On Nov. 6, the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group will conduct an emergency drill. About 4 p.m., an announcement will go out to MDP members...
IWD reviews GM’s performance, no action taken
The Idyllwild Water District directors held a special meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 24. Director David Hunt was absent.
The other four directors went into closed...
Silver and Democrats pouring thousands into race against Stone
Polls indicated the race for the state Senate District 28 seat between Republican incumbent Jeff Stone and Democratic challenger Joy Silver is tightening. Financial...
Sheriff’s race is for millionaires
Bianco still leads in money
The race for the Riverside County Sheriff position is costing the candidates — incumbent Sheriff Stan Sniff and his challenger...
Ruiz campaign coffers swelling with cash
Pelzer’s contributions significantly trail Ruiz
Dollars are not votes and upsets happen. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-36) can personally vouch for the possibility of a challenger...