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Idyllwild Elementary School students produced the highest Annual Performance Index 2013 growth scores of the 14 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District. Idyllwild School had an API of 908. The API is an index that captures the results of language and math achievement tests for the individual grades into one value for the whole school or district. Thursday morning school students gathered to create a large “908” to celebrate their achievement. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

By Zach BehrensU.S. Forest Service Danelle D. Harrison has been tapped to lead the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) as its new forest supervisor. She reported for duty Monday morning, replacing Tom Hall, who temporarily led the forest over the last four months and returns to his position in Washington, D.C., as a legislative affairs…
In May of 2013, when Becky and I bought the Town Crier, our single goal was to keep it serving our community. At that time, there were nine local public agencies serving our Hill, and no media monitored and reported on them except the Town Crier. We felt our Hill community very much needed a…
On Feb. 24, local Assemblyman Greg Wallis introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 37 to honor three Cal Fire firefighters, Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Cal Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez and helicopter pilot Tony Sousa, who all died in a 2023 helicopter crash. Bischof was an Idyllwild native. Joining Wallis in developing and introducing ACR 37…
The Idyllwild Fire Department responded to two small fires last week. The first occurred on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, and the second was Saturday night, Feb. 16. Both were chimney fires. On Wednesday, the department responded to a call from the 26300 block of Delano Drive, the Royal Pines Trailer Park. The crew found sparks…
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested local Alfredo Tartaglia on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse. According to an RCSD Hemet station press release, Tartaglia was arrested after witnesses and a surveillance video confirmed his identity. Deputies arrested him at his residence after a brief struggle and booked him into the…
Rouse Fire contained next day The Rouse Fire, which started about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, near the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Ranger Station, was contained the next evening. The fire’s size was estimated to be about 14 acres, according to Lee Beyer, the USFS incident contact. The fire started on the north side of…