At 2 p.m., May 18, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Hill. This is true, and not a May Fool’s joke. The Advisory is from 5 a.m., Sunday, May 20 through 5 a.m., Monday, May 21. The NWS warns, “A late season storm will create periods of snowfall Sunday and…

Village Center Drive project up for decision When the directors of the Idyllwild Water District met last week, perhaps the imminent snow storm or the joy of the atmospheric river filling Foster Lake limited their attention. But with only two items on the agenda, they deferred action on both until March. Further, they never discussed,…

Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democratic candidate for the California Congressional District 36 seat, visited the Town Crier Thursday, Jan. 5. After a hectic few months raising money for his campaign this year and a full week of emergency room work at Eisenhower Medial Center, Ruiz came to Idyllwild for a few days of rest and peace

With an El Niño predicted for the coming months, Senator Jeff Stone, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is urging Californians to purchase flood insurance now, even if they live in areas that have not flooded previously. Four years of drought have left California with dry, hard-packed soil that is unable to absorb large…