Angel Tree up at BBVA

The Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors received a presentation of the annual audit by Scott Manno from Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP at its October meeting. General Manager Jerry Holldber presented a list of enhancements and a 10-20-50-plus year plan.The newspaper will cover the audits of the local districts in a separate…
This summer’s weather has been somewhat of a rollercoaster. And thatfollows typical precipitation this winter and a cool spring. During July, the Hill suffered from high temperatures. First on the July4 weekend and then two weeks later, temperatures were high enough to setfive records between July 19 and 25. More recently, on Sept. 5, only…
Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court unanimously affirmed what many believed. If a public employee or officer who uses a private device, for example, cell phone or computer, to conduct public business, those messages (texts or emails) have to be disclosed if requested, pursuant to the California Public Records Act. The ruling arose from…
With new COVID cases dropping nationally and Hill visitors swarming us on weekends, our restaurants need to advertise their open employment positions, their hours and their fares. Inns need to advertise their accommodations, and shops need to advertise their wares.The Town Crier offers display ads in full page, half-page, quarter-, eighth- and even sixteenth-page sizes….
The California Highway Patrol Banning Pass station reported only one incident on Hill roads over the last week and this one had an “Only in Idyllwild” flavor to it. CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reported a hit-and-run — more properly, an overturn-and-run, that happened at 10:52 a.m. Monday, April 18. An unidentified male was…
Cal Trans will have intermittent closures on Highway 243 this Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Mt. Edna Road to Smith Creek Road in Banning. The Caltrans Rock Climbing and Bank Scaling Team will be removing slide material and rocks from the slope adjacent to the highway. This specialized team, made up of…