

Rescue at Humber Park
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According to a Riverside County Fire press release, a 46-year-old male sustained moderate injuries, including a fractured left leg, after falling about 50 feet while rock climbing at about 2 p.m. Monday. The patient was airlifted by Cal Fire Helicopter 301 to Keenwild Forest Service Station where he was then transported by American Medical Response to a nearby hospital. Riverside County Fire, Idyllwild Fire, Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621, the U.S. Forest Service and AMR were all part of the rescue efforts.


Hemet Unified School District offices and school sites will be closed during the week of Thanksgiving from Monday, Nov. 24 to Friday, Nov. 28. In December, HUSD offices will be closed from Monday, Dec. 22 to Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.
Lawrence Allen Edwards, 45, of Idyllwild was charged with embezzlement in a felony complaint filed by the Riverside County District Attorney’s office on Sept. 15, 2014. The complaint alleges that from about January 2013 through March 2014, while in the employ of Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild, he willfully and unlawfully appropriated money to his own…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Aug. 5 to 11. Idyllwild • Aug. 5 — Alarm call, 9:04 a.m., Hemstreet Pl. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 5 — Public disturbance, 11:14 a.m., 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Handled by deputy. • Aug. 5…
Starting this week, the first 25 people to purchase a 2012 calendar at the Town Crier office will receive a pair of tickets, worth $16, to the 66th Annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio running from Friday, Feb.17 through Sunday, Feb. 26. Featured entertainment includes American Music Awards Best New Artist,…
Jim and Sandi Fulcher, owners of Country Farms on Highway 243, recently opened their second Idyllwild store, the Country Farms Quik Stop near the Rustic Theatre. “We opened on the 15th [Friday, March 15],” said Jim, proudly showing off his lighted menu board. Although small in square footage, there are many edible delights to choose…
On Tuesday, Jan 30, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Dan Talbot as acting chief of the Riverside County Fire Department. After a closed session to discuss a replacement of former Fire Chief John Hawkins, whom Cal Fire removed on Jan. 19, the board announced its concurrence with the Cal Fire decision to appoint…