Dog is truly man’s best friend, especially when trained or restrained in a moving automobile. When the dog is not car savvy and is unrestrained, howev...

Poppet Flats resident incarcerated again
Crystal Lynn St. Marie, 38, of Poppet Flats, was arrested in Palm Desert on March 17, and arraigned on Monday, March 21, charged with one count of fel...

Easter weekend in Idyllwild: No snow in sight
Easter weekend in Idyllwild won’t be too hot and won’t be too cold. It will be just right — trees blossoming, daffodils coming up all over town and th...

American Legion hosts ‘Welcome Home’ for Vietnam vets
The American Legion Post 800 in Idyllwild will host a remembrance and welcome for local or visiting Vietnam veterans at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 30. “T...

Supervisor nominates five-member CSA 36 council
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington nominated a new five-member County Service Area 36 Advisory Council. The names will be submi...

Collision at intersection of 74 and 371
One minor crash happened during the last week on Hill roads. At 10:50 a.m. on Friday, March 11, Lisa Greenfield, 47, from Encinitas, was driving her s...

Hiker rescued on Pacific Crest Trail
Riverside County Firefighters assisted in the rescue of a Pacific Crest Trail hiker in a remote area of the trail near Anza. The rescue was reported a...

Jazz chanteuse Rose Mallett performs for fundraiser
Chicago born jazz chanteuse Rose Mallett performs in Idyllwild to raise money for scholarships to the Idyllwild Arts Academy. The Associates of the Id...

Edmund Yang, new owner of the Gastrognome, plans a steady course
Zhen “Edmund” Yang, new owner of the Gastrognome, plans a steady course as he moves the flagship restaurant forward. Yang took over from longtime owne...

Hill propane delivery prices fall slightly: Two national companies no longer will talk to Town Crier
The Town Crier’s reporting of propane prices and policies of the six companies that serve the Hill began after reader inquiries. Readers said they oft...