JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Idyllwild Fire to seek higher fee revenue
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission has set a goal of August 2019 for placing a new parcel-fee measure before voters. The amount of...
IWD consolidation committee wants community to step up
The Idyllwild Water District’s Consolidation Committee held another meeting Tuesday evening, Aug. 28. Committee Chair Peter Szabadi told the attendees that he planned...
Historical society’s Home Tour is Sept. 15, features 5 homes
Time to travel to historic Idyllwild — the 18th-annual Home Tour — will be available to the public on Saturday, Sept. 15.
From the beginning...
Craig Simmons is officer in charge at Idyllwild Post Office
Kelly Gates remains postmaster
San Diego native and Lake Elsinore resident Craig Simmons is the officer in charge at the Idyllwild Post Office. He has...
County board approves Idyllwild Fire tax advance
At its Aug. 28 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved the request from the Idyllwild Fire Protection District for an advance of...
Water tax idea still circling the bowl
The lampooned, ridiculed and feared water tax has returned from the dead-letter box. During the winter, the state Legislature held hearings on Senate Bill...
Legislature still grappling with utility company’s responsibility for wildfires
Shifting to prevention issues and costs
In July, state legislative leaders created a special committee, the Wildfire Preparedness and Response Conference Committee, to study and...
Legislation passed abandoning bail for pretrial release
Judges will assess need to stay jailed
The California Legislature has passed a revolutionary pretrial detention system which Gov. Jerry Brown signed Tuesday, Aug. 28....
County organizes community meeting to stress flood dangers
“Ready, Set, Go!” is the creed that fire agencies — federal, state and local — urge Hill residents to apply. And Monday evening, the...
HUSD to hold board meeting in Idyllwild
The Hemet Unified School District board meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Idyllwild School, will include a public hearing. The subject will be whether each pupil in the district has been provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional material. These should be available to any student while in the classroom or to take home to complete their homework