
Holiday Closings
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In our April 19 issue of the Town Crier, we reported about the planned closure by Bank of America of its only Idyllwild ATM. In the course of that article, we spoke and had email communications with Sr. Vice President of Media Relations for B of A Colleen Haggerty to express community sentiment and to…
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, about 20 people turned out to hear County Historic Preservation Officer Keith Herron discuss a state program to provide tax rebates to owners of historic properties. The Mills Act, enacted in 1972, provides up to 50 percent annual tax credits to owners of designated historic properties as part of a contractual…
By Jack and Becky Clark, Co-publishers Our readers’ response has been overwhelming, and we still have a way to go. But after only 27 days of the new Membership model, we are more than a third of the way to the minimum annual amount we estimate we will need from members for the newspaper to…
In July 2013, the Mountain Fire, which started on private land across Highway 243 from the Forest Service’s Keenwild Station, burned more than 27,500 acres. Most of this burned acreage was in the San Jacinto Wilderness Area. Last week, the Forest Service announced it has formulated a plan to reforest a portion of the burned…
Five people in and around the Idyllwild area are still missing with no further information from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). The most recent person to go missing is 27-year-old Diana Perez Gonzalez from the Hemet/San Jacinto area. Maria Sevilla, Gonzalez’s aunt, spoke with the Town Crier Sunday about the disappearance of her niece…
A retired first responder, who served ten years in the San Jacinto Ranger District, has released a memoir of her career in firefighting and law enforcement. It touches on many events that have affected our community, and her path in two male-dominated fields. Deborah Wutzke has chosen the pen-name Deborah Wedoneit, for “We done it.”…