On Monday, Aug. 15, the Idyllwild Town Crier informed IWD General Manager Thomas E. Lynch that the TC was going to publish a story saying that he had taken the exam for State Water Resources Control Board’s California Water Treatment Grade II Operator Certificate (“T2” certification) three times, had failed it all three times, and…

One collision occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.At 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, Trisha McFadden, 27 of Idyllwild, was driving her silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra 40 to 50 mph eastbound on Highway 74 3.7 miles west of McCall Park Road.Distracted by her cellphone, McFadden drifted…

As we welcome fall, it’s time to welcome back two traditional mountain community events that have been put on by the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) for the past several years. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. With no sidewalks, few streetlights, and many second homes, door-to-door trick-or-treating isn’t done much on the Hill….

At 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, a non-injury, hit-and-run collision involving two vehicles occurred on North Circle Drive, south of Pine Crest Avenue. A parked car, a 2015 gray Honda Odyssey, parked in a marked parking stall facing south on North Circle, was struck by a car traveling south on North Circle. There were no…