UPDATE 12:02 p.m.: Edison estimates power will be “Up for most” by 1 p.m. Southern California Edison is reporting a power outage in Fern Valley currently affecting 692 customers. Edison’s website shows that this is a “repair outage.” Crews are in the process of determining the cause of the outage. There is no restoration time…

The Directors of Pine Cove Water met on Wednesday, June 26, as there hadbeen no quorum on their usual date. With board members Vicki Jacubac andLou Padulla absent, three directors were present to make a quorum,President Robert Hewitt, Becky Smith, and Rose Venard. The board heardgood news about water loss figures, began discussions about replacingtheir…

Santa’s Mail Box is now at the Idyllwild Post Office ready to receive letters from local children. Santa’s postal elves Kelsi Lehman, Christina Edwards, Postmaster Kelly Gates and Sherry Kaufman, present the box all ready for the first letters to Santa. Children may mail their letters to Santa up until noon Monday, Dec. 17, in order to reach the North Pole in time for Christmas. And every year, Santa gives the Town Crier permission to print some of the letters he receives from Idyllwild boys and girls in the newspaper.

By Pathfinder RanchContributed Pathfinder Ranch will host the Creepy Crepuscular Crawl, a virtual race fundraiser, the week of Oct. 25 to 30. The fundraiser features a costume contest, digital medals for all participants and an at-home night hike to help participants learn about local animals and get into the Halloween spirit.A minimum $15 donation provides…

Editor’s note: The following is from an SBNF press release. The release did not say how this order would be enforced. To better provide public and community safety due to the recent extreme weather the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) of the U.S. Forest Service announced a temporary closure of all forest lands, including the…