Open government laws continue to be a challenge for the Idyllwild Fire Protection Fire District. For months, the commission denied it violated the Brown Act and recently misinterpreted both the California Public Records Act and its own Policy 5080, Public Records Act Policy. Although Commissioner Nancy Layton concurred at a public meeting last week that…

Visitors to Oakwood Village will note a new shop at the very end of the parking area, the tiny building that is home to Jeffrey Parish’s “Artifacts.” He calls the place “my personality in a box,” and the carefully curated mix of curiosities from around the world and his own creations is the fruit of…

Nestor Hernandez-Lopez of Idyllwild, has successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Academy. He is assigned to duty at the CHP’s Borrego Springs Area office. He was one of 128 graduates of the academy. Officer Hernandez-Lopez graduated from Hemet High School in 2008. He continued his education by obtaining an Associate of…

The San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) will continue with pile burning throughout the week of Jan. 20.  “Crews will evaluate the safest and most productive sites each morning to determine that day’s location(s),” according to the agency’s press release. “Burning may occur in multiple areas simultaneously. “Fire crews in all districts will take advantage of…

Earlier this month, some Pacific Crest Trail hikers were concerned aboutthe possibility of norovirus infecting other hikers going north. Whilesome posted their fears on Facebook, others contacted the Town Crier.One wrote that the outbreak was between Idyllwild and Big Bear Lake.  No evidence of a norovirus outbreak in Riverside County or locally hasbeen identified.  “Public…