JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Dead trees, communications dominate MAST discussion
Mountain Area Safety Taskforce members last week discussed concerns that the county grinding station may be limiting the size of trees accepted at the...
Prescribed burns on Hill possible this week says Forest Service
As a result of the precipitation last week, and the possibility of some more Friday, the U.S. Forest Service is considering conducting some prescribed...
Flu symptoms taxing local ambulance services/hospitals
Influenza is spreading and the toll is affecting local healthcare capabilities. Last week, hospitals in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties were overwhelmed with...
Park Service reduces fee-free entrance days
Other agencies announce free days
Not only are the National Park Service and other federal agencies proposing to raise entrance fees for use of the...
Snow pack missing, winter storms haven’t arrived
Last week, officials from the state Department of Water Resources conducted the annual January snow pack survey. But unlike January 2017, DWR found little...
Huntley pleads guilty, sentenced to probation
On Thursday, Jan. 4, Christopher Huntley, 47, of Idyllwild, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon (a non-firearm) or...
Snow Group’s ‘No parking’ signs posted, local fined
While the first snow of the 2018 winter arrived this week, the California Highway Patrol has already begun vigilantly enforcing the “No Parking” and...
Idyllwild Water chooses consultant to review rates, make recommendations
The Idyllwild Water District directors chose NBS of Temecula to study the current water and sewer rates, and propose possible changes to the rate...
Idyllwild joins national Women’s March on Jan. 20
For those women, or men, who can’t get to Washington D.C., Philadelphia, or Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 20, or New York or Las...
Flu here and spreading
It’s January and, of course, the influenza season has begun. While headlines and breaking news stories are not calling attention to the annual illness,...