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Everything You Need to Know for the 2026 Idyllwild 5K/10K
By Michael Ferro • August 13, 2026The Idyllwild Race 5K/10K returns Saturday, Aug. 15, for its second year since the community race was rebooted in 2025, and this year’s turnout is already well ahead of last year. As of Thursday, 487 runners have signed up, compared with 344 participants last year. The event once again brings runners to the streets and… -
Caltrans to start emergency repair on highway 243 near Banning after monsoon washout
By David Jerome • August 13, 2026Caltrans has released a warning about upcoming work on Highway 243: “RIVERSIDE COUNTY — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin an emergency project (estimated $2.3 million) to reconstruct the roadway and shoulder, stabilize and repair embankments, remove debris, and conduct culvert and basin repairs on State Route 243 (SR-243) southeast of Banning after roadway washout…
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Readers’ Write: Help Center Shake-up & More
Editor’s note: The Town Crier spoke by phone with Colleen Meyers –– the Help Center Executive Director whose termination is the subject of the…
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Wax Apothecary: An Advocate for the Unseen
If you’ve wandered through uptown Idyllwild lately, chances are you’ve already experienced a little of Diana Orr’s influence—even if you didn’t realize it. There’s…
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STR application lottery in August, changes to enforcement coming
Riverside County’s Planning Department announced in July that it will begin accepting applications for new Short-Term Rental (STR) certificates in the Idyllwild and Wine…
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Production of pennies going, going, gone!!
By a voice vote, the United Stats House of Representatives voted to end to production of pennies. H.R. 3074, “The Common Cents Act,” is…
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A big year for Georgie Smith helping foster youth find A Sense of Home
Georgie Smith is a part-time Idyllwilder whose nonprofit organization, A Sense of Home (ASOH), has gotten a lot of positive attention over the last…
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More changes to Endangered Species Act regulations
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have announced additional changes to the current federal regulations implementing the…
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Earth and Fire at 30
Earth and Fire, Idyllwild’s paint-your-own pottery studio, is celebrating 30 years of continuous activity in its location on the second floor of the Fort. …
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Permanent Daylight Savings on the horizon
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act. If the Senate approves it, daylight saving time would be permanent…
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