According to the public information staff at the Cranston Fire camp, anyone, including nonresidents, will be permitted access, and were as of earlier this morning, to Pine Cove and Idyllwild today. The only open road is Highway 243 from Banning. Drivers should be careful because long delayed and needed supplies for local groceries and restaurants…

On Feb. 4, members of the Idyllwild community helped the Town Crier raise the $12,000 needed to replace the camera equipment stolen from local photographer Jenny Kirchner’s car while on a freelance assignment in Palm Springs. The equipment stolen, in addition to being financially devastating, was also an emotional blow to Kirchner. Kirchner wrote this…

The Idyllwild Water District continues to monitor its water supplies and usage. Foster Lake, the district’s largest storage reservoir, showed a slight increase in January. General Manager Terry Lyons reported to the board that the lake’s water level was 6.5 feet, a half-foot improvement. The water level of the wells around the lake remained unchanged…