A local man was cited for driving under the influence and a Hemet man was arrested on a felony charge last week. At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Ryan Smith, 24, of Pine Cove, was driving a black 2003 Suzuki northbound on North Circle, north of Fir Street near the intersection with River Road, when…

At its May 23 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission approved a resolution requesting that Riverside County grant the district an advance of its December property tax receipts. The request is for $400,000, the same amount as the 2016 request. The district and county have agreed to an advance for each fall since 2011….

In the second week of the second year of our Membership model, Membership renewals are pouring in. We already have 98 renewed, second-year Members. (They, along with six new members, are a part of our currently 658 active Members.) Thanks to you all! You are demonstrating that our readers want and deserve a continued community…

Shortly before 8 p.m. Friday night, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department released the following information on the missing female hiker the Town Crier reported on earlier in the day: “On Wednesday, Sept. 11, six hikers reported seeing a female hiker in distress in the area of the Pacific Crest Trail and South Ridge Trail. The…