

Firefighters Jim Kutch and Paul Riggi.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner



Event marks one year since Mountain Fire
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Idyllwild Fire, Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service pose in front of Truck 621 at the Idyllwild Fire Station Sunday afternoon during the one-year anniversary of the Mountain Fire. Photo by Jenny Kirchner





The California Highway Patrol reported two incidents on Hill roads over the last week. At 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, George Lohr, 69, of Bodenwohr, Germany, was driving his red 1995 Dodge Ram pickup truck, towing a trailer, when he was struck by a white 1999 Dodge pickup. Lohr had been driving south on Pinyon…
Right: Owners Avery and June Fisher inspect the newly remodeled kitchen at the Sportland complex (circa 1962). File photo Below: The Little Gable Gallery opens in Sportland (circa 1962). A revisit of Idyllwild’s Sportland will appear in next week’s issue. File photo
Attendees at the sheriff’s meeting expressed appreciation for the department’s speaking directly with the community as well as for the specific suggestions offered during the session. “Just what we needed to hear. A really great presentation,” said Dave Cuhse. “Very helpful.” Don Hales, the Fire Department chaplain, had a similar reaction. “Very informative. The captain…
Updated 4 p.m. Despite the National Weather Service’s forecast of less than inch accumulation this afternoon. Here’s the view from N.Circle Drive in front of the Town Crier office. This morning, Thursday, Dec. 19, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Southern California Mountains, including the Hill, from Thursday morning, Dec….
65 years ago – 1948 When the landing gear of a crop-dusting plane snapped off a chunk of line in Valle Vista, all of Idyllwild was without electricity. The pilot landed the plane safely. 60 years ago – 1953 The Chamber of Commerce voted to remove the public phone outside of Town Hall because…
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…