The Town Crier is starting work on the 2013 Idyllwild Phone Book and we want to ensure that all residents, businesses and organizations get the listing they want. Since we acquire local listings from Verizon each year, those with other telephone service are not automatically listed. If you have another service and would like to…

A hiker who started his hike at about 7 a.m. from the desert floor in 110-degree heat with only two liters of water, required rescue at about the 3,500-foot level of the Skyline Trail according to Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit volunteer Ralph Hoetger. RMRU was called out at about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19….

The devastating six-year storm, which passed over Southern California this weekend, treated the Hill very kindly. The damaging high winds and flash floods that occurred throughout the region Friday and Saturday passed north of the San Jacinto Mountains. The gentle rain simply added to the total precipitation this year. The U.S. Forest Service’s Ranger Station…