Cal Fire chief warns about impending wildfire season
Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott was at Ryan Air Attack Base in Hemet Friday as part of a statewide effort for Wildfire Awareness Week....
Washington plans to meet with Hill residents
Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington plans to conduct regular meetings in Idyllwild later this spring. A beginning date has not been established,...
Newly elected Art Alliance board to choose officers: Meeting open to all
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, essentially moribund since the April 15 resignation en masse of its former board, will meet from 1 to 3...
Motorcycle incident and abandoned trailer removal on Highway 74
On Wednesday, May 6, a motorcycle crash closed Highway 74 above the Cahuilla Tewanet Vista Point for an hour in both directions. The incident...
Missing hiker found May 10
On Saturday evening, May 9, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the base of Black Mountain Trail and Highway...
Another delay for Hurkey Creek bridge replacement
Although the project to replace the Hurkey Creek bridge on Highway 74 near Lake Hemet Campground had been slated to start April 20, construction...
Spring snowstorm surprises
Some rain and mostly snow fell on the Hill Friday, May 8. In an unusual spring snowfall, more than 3 inches arrived overnight in...
Town Crier wins six CNPA awards
Once again the Idyllwild Town Crier captured several awards in the statewide Better Newspapers Contest, which the California Newspaper Publishers Association annually sponsors. The...
Mountain Lion spotted off Toll Gate
Michael Freitas caught this footage on his home's surveillance camera over the weekend. Freitas lives on near Country Club and Lake Drive, off Toll...
Ruiz honors Fire Safe Council
Following his March visit to the Hill and tour of the Mountain Fire burn area, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA 36) recognized the Mountain...