Idyllwild Chamber welcomes Fern Valley Inn

The future of recreation in Idyllwild may rest with the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board. While this group is in the midst of guiding the construction of an amphitheater and eventually a community center at Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, managing the complete local recreation program also may become its responsibility as early as…
Pine Cove local Roy Prifogle was reported missing to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) after reportedly going on a hike in the Pine Cove area Wednesday, March 4, 2020, and not returning. He was reported missing to RCSD on March 5, 2020. “On the second or third day of the search, we found his…
The first vote totals have arrived for the Idyllwild Water District election. Far in front is challenger Steven Kunkle with 249 votes or 33.2 percent. Second place is June Rockwell with 143 votes, but Jim Billman, IWD president, is third, only one vote behind Rockwell. Incumbents Dean Lattin and Warren Monroe are trailing with 120…
The Idyllwild Water District has canceled is scheduled regular meeting for May 15. The Board of Directors will not have a quorum available to conduct a meeting. Directors Les Gin, David Hunt and Peter Szabadi will be out of town and unable to participate via teleconference. No change has been made for the June 19…
In last week’s Town Crier on page 14, the spiritual workout was incorrectly attributed. Steven Morrison hosts the event, not Rick Barker. Town Crier regrets the error.
Pressured by public concerns over health and privacy issues, the California Public Utilities Commission previously required state public electricity providers to offer Smart Meter opt-out provisions to its customers. Now the utilities are proposing to raise the opt-out charges.