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Town Crier new weather station
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The National Weather Service officials met with Town Crier owner and co-publisher Jack Clark (left) about establishing a NWS weather recording station in Idyllwild at the paper Tuesday morning. Noel Isla (center), observing program leader, discussed the requirements and equipment and was accompanied by Brett Albright (right).

On Aug. 20, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire announced the awardrecipients for the fiscal 23-24 Wildfire Prevention Grants. TheIdyllwild Fire Protection District was awarded a $940,000 grant lastweek. Wildfire Prevention Grant projects include hazardous fuels reduction inand near fire threatened communities to improve public health and safetywhile reducing greenhouse gas emissions. IFPD’s grant was…
The Sept. 22 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District’s (FVWD) Board of Directors was brief with no specific actions on the agenda. Directors reviewed the financial status and discussed water meter problems. Expenses were high in August. But that was due to the first payment to El-Co of $245,000 for the pipeline project in…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, to observe Labor Day are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fern Creek Medical Center • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Health Center • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center • Idyllwild Water District •…
France, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S. have all reported finding a new COVID variant, sometimes referred to as the Deltacron variant. The good news is that is this new variant is rare and appears not highly transmissible while being vulnerable to existing vaccines. It may also be less likely to cause severe disease…
Since 1986, Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP), a nonprofit, has been helping the community during natural disasters like floods or earthquakes. Its goal is to educate the public on how to prepare ahead of time for the worst-case scenario. There are nine Disaster Aid Stations (DAS) throughout Idyllwild, Fern Valley and Pine Cove that are designed…
An administrative law judge recommended overturning Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz’s 2014 decision to fire former Capt. James Reyes. But the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners have refused to adopt his decision and want to review the records, including the transcripts for the seven days of hearings. After a series of hearings over the past…