By Becky & Jack ClarkTown Crier co-publishers As we noted last week, dollars from the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan Act already are appearing in the accounts of Hill folk, many of whom realize they do not really need their allotments for their own relief during these COVID times. So, if you fit that description, how…

At its May 23 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s commission approved a resolution requesting that Riverside County grant the district an advance of its December property tax receipts. The request is for $400,000, the same amount as the 2016 request. The district and county have agreed to an advance for each fall since 2011….

Regardless of how Hill residents voted, which candidates they favored, the Hill is fertile area for candidates to reap votes. Again, from north on Highway 243 to Paradise Corners, the turnout substantially exceeded state and county interest in the November election. Turnout The California Secretary of State reported that 12.7 million Californians cast ballots in…

Caltrans will have escort vehicles available Caltrans announced Monday evening that Highway 74 will be opened, with an escort pilot vehicle, for several hours each day within four to six weeks. Several hundred people attended the community meeting, which the Mountain Disaster Preparedness group organized, while several hundred watched it as a live stream or later…