Michael Darrenger Kellner, 20, of Idyllwild, was arrested April 7. The arresting charges included several felonies, but the Riverside County district attorney filed only a misdemeanor charge of stolen property (Penal Code 496 (A)). So the arresting felonies have been dropped, and only the one misdemeanor charge remains on the record. Kellner has pleaded not…

A Town Crier question that the one Idyllwild School first-grade class this year recently may have been sent home to quarantine due to exposure to a student(s) who tested positive for COVID-19 was posed, along with other questions, to Idyllwild School Principal Nicole Picchiottino. Instead, Hemet Unified School District Public Information Officer Alexandrea Sponheim responded…

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s Adventure Pass and where and when it is required to be purchased and displayed. The U.S. Forest Service says it still requires cars parked at Humber Park to display an Adventure Pass or equivalent pass. This, despite a February…

The Idyllwild Community Garden, proposed by the Forest Folk and supported by the county Economic Development Agency that runs Idyllwild recreation, may be on hold for a year because of lack of agreement upon an appropriate site. The leading candidate for the garden had been a parcel at the Nature Center on Highway 243. The…

Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading killers in California for children ages 14 and under, with unrestrained or improperly restrained children being the number one contributing factor. To help parents know if their child’s safety seat is safe, the local CHP office in Beaumont gives free inspections by appointment. It also gives information…