After 6 to 12 inches of snow fell in Idyllwil overnight, the local fauna were unprepared but enjoyed the drought relief.





Local wildlife enjoy snow
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After 6 to 12 inches of snow fell in Idyllwil overnight, the local fauna were unprepared but enjoyed the drought relief.





Pacific Crest Trail hikers are a special breed. There are only a few thousand world-wide. The number of hikers who finish the 2,600-mile trail is now approaching 3,000. Unfortunately, this past season, David O’Sullivan from County Cork, Ireland, did not finish his trek. O’Sullivan has not been seen since his visit to Idyllwild in early…
More than 10 years after the crime and 20 months since the defendants were re-arrested and re-charged, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court has set March 27 as a tentative start of the murder trial for Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29. In June 2016, they were charged for…
More joint projects and planning? Yes During the Aug. 15, Idyllwild Water District meeting, its consolidation committee reported to the full board. The committee has met once, July 16, and attended the Aug. 8, Pine Cove Water District board meeting. At the committee’s meeting, several Pine Cove residents attended and expressed strong opposition to the concept…
Pine Cove Water District General Manager Jerry Holldber reported to his board that the district is in solid financial shape, with $265,000 in liquid reserves as of Dec. 31, with 57 percent of projected fiscal 2012/2013 revenues yet to be received.
For only the second time in nine PGA Tour seasons, Brendan Steele was cut from the tournament at Torrey Pines, currently known as the Farmers Insurance Open. The Idyllwild native could manage only a 3-over-par 71-76 — 147, missing the 36-hole cut by six strokes. Brendan’s drives averaged 277.5 yards while finding only 42.9 percent…
As a follow-up to the Town Crier’s story about the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority’s (SAWPA) plan to explore the use of a weather modification program to augment rainfall in Southern California, Idyllwild Water District (IWD) invited Mark Norton, SAWPA water resources and planning manager, to discuss the concept and pilot project at IWD’s Dec….