
Photo by J.P. Crumrine



PHOTOS: Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout
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Richard Devylder, head of the Office for Access and Functional Needs at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, speaks to nearly 50 people at the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout event Saturday. Photo by J.P. Crumrine




Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November 5. Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane Feinstein, there are many local races which will determine who represents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…
The Adult Protective Services hotline is available 24 hours a day at (800) 491-7123 As Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall and with the potential for power outages, residents are encouraged to reach out to medically-fragile, homebound neighbors and family members to ensure their health and safety. More than 47,000 Riverside County residents depend on caregivers…
A motorcyclist was injured in a crash just south of Idyllwild Thursday, Jan. 22, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. Marcus Wagner, 21, of Moreno Valley, was riding a 2014 Kawasaki Ninja south on Highway 243 just 350 north of Saunders Meadow Road when he entered a left-hand curve and laid…
At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, Jean Douglas, 64, of Yucaipa, was driving a black 2014 Chevy Captiva eastbound on Highway 371, 5 feet west of Highway 74. At the same time, Teresa Turner, 56, of Mountain Center, was driving a black 2014 Toyota Rav 4 in the same direction. Douglas was stopped at the…
Southern California Edison plans an electrical outage affecting upper Fern Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 30 during the hours from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The cited reason is line maintenance. The outage boundaries are on the north Forest and Forest Haven Drives, east Forest Drive, west Forest Haven and south, Silver Tip Lane. Affected households…
The board also rejects a hiring freeze in the same meeting The staff’s work hours, a hiring freeze, and the additional costs of the recent pipeline replacement project dominated the Sept. 18 Idyllwild Water District (IWD) board of directors meeting. For the third month in a row, the board discussed the issue of staff working…