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A large semi-truck attempted to make a U-turn around 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Forest Service Cranston Guard Station in Valle Vista. When the driver got stuck in the sand, blocking both lanes of Highway 74, traffic was diverted through the Cranston parking lot as a tow truck worked about an hour to free the large semi. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times® of Southern California will host a fun-filled birthday bash celebrating 40 years of providing cost-free, medically supervised camp programs to children with cancer and their families. The event will take place at the camp’s 50-acre site at 56400 Apple Canyon…
Idyllwild Water District Contributed The Idyllwild Water District (IWD) will hold a Board of Directors’ Workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15 and the public is invited to attend. Our workshop will give our customers and the residents of Idyllwild an opportunity to be involved in the budget process, provide input, ask questions, share concerns…
With military-honed skill and at great personal risk, Garner Valley resident Ronnie N. Imel delivered the most important Valentine neighbor Kathleen Walker had ever received. He saved her life. Imel is a modest man and was reluctant to discuss the rescue, saying it felt awkward to call attention to himself. But after several questions, he…
The Idyllwild Town Crier has reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) weekly for months in the effort to get information on the remaining missing people. The most recent email communication was Friday, and as of press time, no response was received. Four people are still missing and the loved ones of Rosario…
Monday afternoon air attack on Anza Fire. Photos by Jenny Kirchner
Votes to recommend continuing advisory committee oversight Two headlines came out of the County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25. One, that construction has begun on the Idyllwild Community Center amphitheater, funded by a previously announced $1-million donation from David and Loie Butterfield. The amphitheater will be completed in Part 1…