The agreement for Idyllwild Fire Department to establish and manage the City of San Jacinto’s fire and emergency services was dissolved Tuesday night,...

Body found in Idyllwild
Late Saturday afternoon, officials from the Idyllwild Fire Department were alerted to a body on the Butterfield Commons at Strawberry Creek, the futur...

San Jacinto Council extends fire contract with County: JPA to seek dispatch service ready for July 2017
Last week, the San Jacinto City Council decided to extend its fire services contract with Riverside County Fire Department for another year. At a spec...

San Jacinto City adopts JPA language: Still willing to negotiate with county fire
The San Jacinto City Council approved the draft Joint Powers Agreement with the Idyllwild Fire Protection District at its June 7 meeting. The council ...

Commissioners to vote on JPA with San Jacinto Tuesday
Commissioners of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District positively supported the concept of establishing a joint powers authority to provide fire and ...

Hiker rescued from Lily Rock
A male climber was rescued from Lily Rock Sunday afternoon, May 22. He had been complaining of chest pain while rock climbing while he was about 500 f...

Idyllwild Fire to discuss Joint Powers Authority Monday morning
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission has announced a special meeting Monday morning, May 23 at 9 a.m. at the District’s conference. The m...

Weather Service issues winter storm warning for Hill: Snow accumulations may be greater than a foot or 2
Early this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 6, the National Weather Service in San Diego issued a revised winter storm warning for the mountains of Riverside ...

Water and fire district nomination period began May 4
Candidates for local special districts could begin filing papers for candidacy this week. The first official day was Monday, May 4, for the Aug...

NWS works out new deal with IFPD
Wednesday, March 18, the Town Crier reported that, after a Tuesday meeting with National Weather Service officials here in Idyllwild, the Town Crier h...