Joseph A. Heredia, 35, of Anza received a 25-year sentence for arson and two counts of criminal threats. Judge F. Paul Dickerson pronounced the sentence on Dec. 2. The arson conviction resulted in a 16-year state prison sentence. The additional years were attributed to the other two charges as well as Heredia’s five prior convictions….

The Idyllwild HELP Center, in conjunction with Dr. Ken Browning of the Fern Creek Medical Center, is sponsoring its annual Health Fair with 150 free flu vaccine doses provided by the Riverside County Health Department. The fair runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Flu vaccines are on a first-come, first-served basis…

Two weeks past the end of the fourth month of the current fiscal year, the financial consultant for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District provided more data for the first three months of fiscal 2016-17. Commissioner Nancy Layton, also a member of the finance committee that was to review the current financial data said, “October is…

The Idyllwild Town Crier received word last week that it had garnered three honorable mentions at the California News Publishers Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Contest. Awards went to Staff Reporter Marshall Smith for Writing for his story, “Drama in the descent,” a story about the crash of a small plane l. The judge’s comment was,…