The Idyllwild Water District is also considering a rate increase later this year. Last Friday, its Rules and Regulations Committee met to discuss several changes to its water policies, including possible rate increases. Should the district go to Stage 3 water conservation, the tiered rate structure may need to be modified, and the committee, composed…

Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber recently sent a letter dated June 19 (republished by the TC in this issue) to his district’s customers disparaging the Town Crier’s coverage of his water district, claiming “many stories have been filled with misleading and incorrect information.” Well, then, I would think that if “many” TC…

By Mary RiderContributed The upcoming 2020 presidential election and fear of the continuing spread of the coronavirus compelled a group of citizens to stand in front of Idyllwild Post Office on Saturday morning. They held posters and participated in a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of an essential public service — the efficient and…

Two traffic incidents, both on Saturday, Aug. 6, both in Idyllwild, and each with similar circumstances, took place over the last week. At 9:20 a.m., Luann Elizabeth Sheneman, 78, of Idyllwild, was driving her 2000 silver Subaru Outback eastbound on Pine Crest Avenue in Idyllwild, 1/10 of a mile east of Highway 243, when she…