

Why your power may be out tonight between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Mt. San Jacinto State Park Superintendent Mark Hudgens announced that the Willow Creek Trial, closed by the 2013 Mountain Fire, is now open. “With the dedication and hard work of both [state] Parks and [U.S.] Forest Service staff and volunteers, the trail has been cleared and is now safe to travel upon.” The trail, within…
The National Weather Service’s Wiinter Storm Warning is still applicable to the Hill. The NWS is forecasting light snow to continue through today, Thursday, Jan. 7. Several power outages have occurred overnight. The one affecting Fern Valley and upper N. Circle appears to be over. Southern California Edison is still working to restore power to…
A crew works to install the lights on the Idy Park Sequoias in preparation for the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 23. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By JP Crumrine Correspondent As of early Friday morning, Nov. 11, about 240,000 ballots from Election Day Nov. 8 remain to be counted. About 10,000 ballots are provisional. As a result, the leaders from Tuesday night have changed in some races and may continue to change as more ballots are counted. For example, U.S Congressman…
In Idyllwild, some roles aren’t assigned—they just appear, and everyone agrees they were always there. Such was the case with Sofía Landis, the chocolate princess of Idyllwild. Sofía didn’t grow up going to school in the morning and coming home in the afternoon. She was raised behind a chocolate counter. El Buen Cacao, tucked into the…...
Walter Bonneau official resigned from the Fern Valley Water District Board of Directors after escrow closed on his house about June 8. Bonneau and his wife Lynne are moving permanently to Arizona. Richard Schnetzer resigned earlier this year after selling his house, and is moving with his wife Pat closer to family up north. The…