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Idyllwild Town Hall Director GeGe Beagle’s team continues to grow. After school councelors are now on staff: Kylie Kenyon’s (left) and Susan Swanson’s first priority is to help children with homework and assist with recreation activities. Photo by Grace Reed

Fern Valley Water District Board Member Mike LaFata resigned at the end of the Board’s Feb. 20 meeting. He felt that his colleagues did not share his sense of detailed “fiduciary duty.” During his 14 months as a director, LaFata mostly concentrated his attention on reviewing the District’s monthly expenditures, especially the credit card charges….
By David Jerome Correspondent Several local groups distributing free and low-cost food on the Hill received a set-back this week with news that they would not be receiving their usual distribution from the Western Eagle Foundation. Directors of these groups heard that Western Eagle Foundation has “lost a donor.” This has affected Mountain Communities Mutual…
On April 1, the Idyllwild Water District will return to a Stage 1 Water Conservation Emergency after three-and-half years in Stage 2, which began September 2013. The vote was 4-0-1. Director Vic Sirkin abstained because the board is not ready to sell new water meters, although it has lifted the Stage 2 mandatory conservation efforts….
Mountain Communities Mutual Aid (MCMA) received a $4,000 grant from the Idyllwild Community Fund. Idyllwild Forest Health Project has been funded through the generosity of the Idyllwild Community Fund, an affiliate Fund of Inland Empire Community Foundation.
A multiple vehicle traffic collision occurred last week on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:10 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 74 east of Lake Hemet. Antonio Alcarez, 24 years old of Perris, was driving east on Highway 74 in a…
Editor’s note: This week begins the Town Crier’s two-part series examining the top 10 stories affecting Idyllwild in 2014. IFPD inundated with grand jury investigations In 2014, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was again the subject of a Riverside County grand jury investigation. Two reports were issued about the local fire district and possibly a…