Questions about first responders’ preparation for evacuations, which may be mandated during disasters, such as wildfires, were raised in two public meetings this week. Both the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Commission addressed their agencies’ planning for potential evacuations. Idyllwild couple, Sue Nash and Tom Paulek, were at…

Lydia Kremer is the new director of communications for Idyllwild Arts. Appointed in December, Kremer has had a career spanning both marketing and public relations. Most recently in her 30-year career, she was the owner of Vortex Public Relations in Palm Springs. Her goal at Vortex was to bring people and ideas together. Kremer is…

Higher fees approved: ambulance, mitigation and permitting In a meeting highlighted with the announcement that the fire chief has resigned (see accompanying story), the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission also attended to many other business issues and decisions at its March 26 meeting. Besides the usual financial and incident report statistics, Caltrans briefed the commission…

The Town Crier has Members from Hawaii to Maine, with about 400 newspapers being mailed to off-the-Hill destinations each week. As a Town Crier Member, your newspaper will be mailed to you directly.If you have an Idyllwild or Mountain Center mailbox, you’ll get your newspaper on Wednesdays. If you live off the Hill, you’ll be…