George Rowell fills vacant Fern Valley Water seat
Editor’s note: At its Jan. 19 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors selected George Rowell as the fifth director. He
replaces Charles...
County sets May 5 as ‘get rid of old tires day’
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a tire event in Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5.
Residents may bring...
Body found near Highway 74 at mixing site
A body was found near the South Fork Trail at the mixing station on Highway 74 about 1 mile west of Mountain Center.
The victim,...
Membership model is working
Remember that the objective of all of us participating in the Town Crier’s Membership model is for the paper to continue on when Becky...
Music festival traffic to jam up freeways
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting motorists that this weekend kicks off the first two weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and...
News of Record: April 12, 2018
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 1 to 7.
Idyllwild
• April 1 — Noise...
Fatal motorcycle traffic collision
On Wednesday, April 4, at about 5:15 p.m., Dustin Blair, a 40-year-old man from Mira Loma, was riding a copper-colored 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle...
Felled tree causes two power outages over weekend
Many Idyllwild residents and visitors were surprised by two power outages this weekend. Both were caused by the same incident, felling a tree in...
County, IFPD and AMR send closest unit for medical emergencies
The closest-available unit is now officially the policy of Riverside County, as far as medical service. At an April 3 meeting, which included officials...
Wet March brings April grasses and June fire threats
It’s spring, despite May flowers and Tennyson’s views of young men’s thoughts, most of the Hill residents are more likely to be concerned about...