After several months of discussion, the directors of the Idyllwild Water District approved an ordinance for mandatory recycled water use.   The new ordinance mandates the use of recycled water “for the following purposes: agricultural irrigation, construction use, landscape irrigation, landscape and or recreation impoundments and wildlife habitat.” The board also declared the use of…

Public hearing likely in December In an unanimous vote, directors of the Fern Valley Water District authorized staff to proceed with mailing information and scheduling a public hearing later this year on the proposed water rate increase. At the Oct. 20 board meeting they voted to proceed with preparation of the Proposition 218 material. The…

Town Crier readers chose local building designer Robert Priefer as the 2013 Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award recipient last month. Emcee Doug Austin made the announcement at last week’s Idyllwild Summer Concert at the Community Center site. Priefer has been instrumental in volunteering his time with plans for the new Community Center, and been involved…

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department made several felony arrests this paper reported in the past few months that the District Attorney’s office lowered when it filed the charges as misdemeanors in the Superior Court. Jason Michael Roney, 24, was released on $5,000 bail after a June 20, arrest on several felony charges in Idyllwild. Roney’s…

One two-vehicle collision occurred on Hill roads during the last week. At 5:28 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, Janet Colson, 48, of San Jacinto, was driving her 2010 Mercedes E 350 westbound on Highway 74 just east of the Old Control Road when, according to the California Highway Patrol report, she made an unsafe turning movement….