The Mountain Fire’s blackening of a large portion of the wilderness caused many animals to lose their habitats last month. Small burrowing animals can sometimes escape the flames by going underground, said Dr. Jennifer Gee, director of the University of California’s James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. When they emerge after the fire, those who survive…

Despite efforts by the state’s Department of Insurance (DOI) to revisethe rate making policies in California, on March 20, State Farmannounced it would not be renewing more than 70,000 commercial,residential and rental insurance policies in California. And theannouncement emphasized that these actions were only being taken inCalifornia. Less than a year ago, State Farm announced…

The Town Crier is starting work on the 2012 Idyllwild Phone Book and we want to ensure that all residents, businesses and organizations get the listing they want. Since we acquire local listings from Verizon each year, those with other telephone service are not automatically listed. If you have another service and would like to…