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Former Idyllwild Water District (IWD) General Manager Michael Creighton was fired from his role on Sept. 25, 2019 and filed (Jan. 31) then served (Feb. 25) a wrongful termination lawsuit against IWD. As the newspaper previously reported the lawsuit against IWD was based on alleged violations of the California Government Code’s Fair Employment and Housing…
Editor’s note: Over the next few weeks, the Town Crier will publish the latest report (2013) of annual salaries/compensation of local public agencies. The information presented is posted as submitted by the reporting entity. The State Controller’s Office is not responsible for the accuracy of this information.
Earlier this month, but beginning in 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) banned the sale of new gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers, weed trimmers and chain saws.In its press release, CARB stressed, “The new requirement… applies to manufacturers and will impact new equipment (Model Year 2024 and later) only. There will be no ‘ban’…
Martin Prevosto and Sasha Fisher were both working on Monday, July 15, when the disastrous Mountain Fire started in Mountain Center. Prevosto, a contractor and carpenter, was helping pour a foundation in Pine Cove and Fisher was at her job at Lady of the Lake in Idyllwild. Shortly before 2 p.m. a friend called Prevosto…
Riverside County continues to monitor a possible underground fuel leak in Idyllwild. R.M. Environmental Inc. of Calimesa, conducting the monitoring work, just completed the third-quarter sampling report. In addition, RME has submitted a work plan to install two more monitoring wells that will be sampled and monitored on a quarterly basis for the next 12…
A couple of deer feeding along Darryl Road this week …