
Photo by John Newman, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Lowman Concert Hall project progresses
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Raul Ruiz, Democratic challenger, slightly widen his lead over Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack after the Riverside County Registrar’s office released more results Thursday evening, Nov. 8. Ruiz now has a lead of 4,679 votes with more than 166,000 ballots counted. He has 51.4 percent of the vote compared to Bono Mack’s 48.6 percent. However, the…
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously accepted the 2015-16 audit and heard General Manager Victor Jimenez report that water supply was in good condition. Teaman, Ramirez and Smith of Riverside performed the audit and reported that “the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the respective…
An Idyllwild woman, traveling with family, was killed in a Friday afternoon solo traffic collision in Anza, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Jason Montez.Leslie Schotz, 34, was a passenger in a silver 2000 Toyota 4Runner driven by her husband, William Austin, 36, of Idyllwild. At about 1:30 p.m., Austin was traveling westbound…
Idyllwild was well represented at the Riverside County Board of Supervisors cannabis workshop last week. Three of the public speakers were from Idyllwild, as well as several more in the audience who did not speak. Most of the speakers during the one hour allotted to the public favored board action to authorize cannabis sales and…
For the tenth consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54405 N. Circle Dr., mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to melissa@towncrier.com by Thursday, Aug. 27. The honor is…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here is one of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Nov. 22 — Vegetation fire, morning. Mt. San Jacinto State Wilderness. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 18 to 24. Idyllwild • Nov. 18 —…