Hiker identified in fatal fall

Patrick Comstock, 38, of Rockway Beach, New York, was the man who fell to his death from the South Ridge Trail Sunday....

Additional motel or apartments planned for Idyllwild

Editor’s note: The Planning Commission hearing was Wednesday, Feb. 2, which was after this edition of the Town Crier was published. Although...

Highway 74 drainage project began Monday

MAP COURTESY OF CALTRANS Caltrans began work on a $7.3-million project to install a horizontal drainage system and...

News of Record: January 27, 2022

Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, Jan. 17 to 23. •...

COVID-19 Local Update: COVID again jumps in local schools; 12 active cases in Idy/PC

The Gastrognome restaurant closed Friday, Jan. 14, and reopened Thursday, Jan. 20, due to a kitchen employee who tested positive for COVID.Johns...

Bonus extras with your TC Memberships

Your new or renewed Town Crier Membership comes with a big extra: Thanks to the generosity of Bruce Ross and Eileen Gallo-Ross,...

Grants available to pay IWD bills

Idyllwild Water District (IWD) customers who were not able to pay their water and/or sewer bills due to COVID may apply for...

Burglary suspect’s preliminary hearing soon

Eric Alexander Lang, 46, of Garden Grove, arrested in Idyllwild on residential burglary and other charges, has a preliminary hearing planned for...

Windstorm

Saturday night, the windstorm made the sky a strange sight in the San Jacinto Mountains.PHOTO BY JOEL...

Commercial buildings discussed at IWD meeting

The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board of Directors spent some time discussing an item not on its Wednesday, Jan. 19, agenda —...
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