At about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, Pine Cove Market was entered by two, young-appearing men wearing hoodies cinched up tightly around the fronts of their faces. (See security photo.) Clerk Liz Ratcliff, a four-year Hill resident, told the Town Crier the young men expressed interest in some of the products displayed on the front…

The litigation filed against California’s State Regulated Area Fire Fee has been dormant for many months. Lawyers for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, who filed the suit, have reported that the case is still active and work is continuing. “Our legal department is currently working on a phase of the case known as ‘discovery,’ where…

Consolidation committee seeks new name and intent The Idyllwild Water District held its regular September meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 19. But a local might have been confused by the number of Pine Cove residents attending. As the meeting began, more than 50 people were in the IWD boardroom, standing in the lobby or outside. In…