Idyllwild resident and member of the American Legion Post 800 Honor Guard, Danielle McKnight, at right standing in military formation with her fellow midshipmen, was sworn in as a Naval Midshipman at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, after completing a demanding orientation session at which candidates were judged as suitable officer candidates for…

Town Crier learned that Tawny Crist, 71, of Banning, formerly of Idyllwild, died in a two-vehicle collision after her car drifted off the roadway, hit a tree, flipped and slid into an oncoming vehicle. Two people in the other car suffered minor injuries. The crash occurred near Lagunitas in Marin County, California, Friday evening.

Hemet High School senior Danika Hitchcock advanced the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Finals in the triple jump. At the May 11, Southern Section prelims, she finished fourth in the triple jump and 27th in the long jump.