Idyllwild Town Crier marks 65th anniversary
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By JP Crumrine Correspondent At it’s Nov. 7 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors chose not to include a list of supporters and opponents to countywide, school district or local government measures on the actual election ballot. Assembly Bill (AB) 1416, approved in September 2022, requires this information for statewide referenda or initiatives. However,…
Michael Kellner, 26, and James McMahon, 22, both of Idyllwild, were arrested for a series of burglaries. Kellner was arrested at 9:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, in the Marian View Drive/Rainbow Lane area. McMahon was arrested at 2:15 p.m. the next day on San Jacinto Road. Both men were charged with burglary and possession of…
Earlier this month, U.S. Forest Service firefighting tactics came under attack by Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology, which issued a report severely critical of the approach used on the Soberanes Fire in 2016. In July 2016, started by an illegal campfire, the Soberanes Fire burned more than 130,000 acres, including 57 homes. It…
LaMont spent nearly three weeks in Klamath back country stopping fire Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts. The Salmon August Complex burned from July into August. Several local firefighters were part of the thousands who fought the fire during the late summer. Firefighters focus on three conditions when they are battling a…
A fund to help Idyllwild residents by restocking the Idyllwild HELP Center’s pantry is underway at www.gofundme.com/3o271o.
During the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group’s monthly meeting, President Mike Feyder began to express feelings of discomfort and some trouble breathing. The Idyllwild Fire Department crew was present at the meeting and began to administer aid, including blood-pressure checks and heart monitors. Within minutes, they wheeled him out of the Idyllwild Library’s community meeting room….