For the 14th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requestingnominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bringyour nomination to the Town Crier office at 54440 N. Circle Drive, Ste.F, mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by emailto suzanne@towncrier.com by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26th. The honor is given to…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved a proposed 2013-14 budget for $1.7 million at its June 25 meeting. Projected costs are $1.67 million, which would yield a $20,400 surplus at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2014). This year through May, IFPD has a $10,000 surplus. Next year’s budget projects revenue growth…

As previously reported, on July 13, in Riverside County Superior Court, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) filed its complaint seeking damages for fire suppression, investigation and other costs stemming from the 2013 Mountain Fire that began in Mountain Center. On Aug. 20, Cal Fire filed its first amended complaint in…

Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of a vegetation fire in the county area of Old Banning-Idyllwild Road and Mt. Edna Road at 4:18 p.m. Sunday, June 4. The first arriving chief officer reported a ¼-acre vegetation fire burning at a slow rate of spread. The fire grew to 7 acres, but the forward…