Idyllwild rallied and contributed $12,000 to pay for replacing camera equipment stolen from Idyllwild photographer Jenny Kirchner’s car on Jan. 7 while in the desert. An anonymous donor gave $180 on Feb. 4, bringing the contributions to $12,000, the value Kirchner estimates she lost. Kirchner has worked with the Town Crier and other area news…

The County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee was advised last week to begin thinking about its parcel tax for the ambulance contract with Riverside County. Since the committee’s January meeting, the county Board of Supervisors has agreed to renegotiate its ambulance contract with American Medical Response. As part of the negotiations, 3rd District Supervisor Jeff…

By Tony McReynolds Maybe they think, “Hey, it’s the woods, nobody’s going to step in it.” Or, “Hey, it’ll decompose and help fertilize the ground.” Or, “Hey, bears go in the woods and nobody picks up their poop. What’s the difference?” The difference is their diet. Bears don’t eat commercial dog food (unless they’ve stumbled…