On July 1, the Idyllwild Town Crier launched a new website designed to be “what you’d expect of a news source in the 21st century,” said Production Manager Halie Johnson who spearheaded and oversaw the launch. “We wanted to make our content more interactive, easier to search archives, compatible with social media and generally more…

lfredo Tartaglia, 26, of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault of a person by force and was sentenced to three years in state prison, according to John Hall, senior public information specialist for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The plea and sentencing took place on Thursday, Jan. 10. Part of the sentence considered Tartaglia’s prior prison time within the last five years, referred to in the sentence documents.

The purpose of the meeting is to adopt a resolution setting the District’s standby fees for fiscal 2018-19. A public hearing on the proposed fees, which are the same as 2017-18 and prior years will be 10 a.m., Aug. 8. Actions will include the review and approval of Resolution 536, setting the standby fees for…