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Andrewson is the new IFPD Commission president
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Along with Town Crier (TC) Editor Melissa Diaz Hernandez, I attended the June 10 meeting of the board of Pine Cove Water District (PCWD), one of the seven local public agencies the Idyllwild Town Crier monitors to keep the public informed. A major subject — seemingly THE major subject — of discussion was an article…
In circumstances similar to previous commercial burglaries, including time of night and means of gaining entry, burglars broke into two Idyllwild businesses — Fairway Market and Village Hardware — in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 14. Burglars used tools to break the glass of the front door of Fairway Market, succeeding in gaining…
The closure of Highway 74 is much more than a nuisance or inconvenience for Idyllwild high school students and Hemet Unified School District personnel who commute. Several HUSD staff live in Idyllwild and work in Hemet, and some Idyllwild School faculty live in Hemet. The district is trying to help as much as possible, according…
At about 4 a.m. last Thursday, Mile High Café, Idyllwild Ice Cream & Jerky and Fratello’s Ristorante & Pizzeria were all broken into by three individuals. “They broke into Mile High Café at 4:06 a.m., took our cash register and receipt printer and got out by 4:09 a.m.,” said Grace Han from Mile High Café….
A prospective Idyllwild business was on the agenda for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting last week. The board was being asked to “…make a determination of public convenience and necessity” for granting a state Department of Alcohol, Beverage and Control license to an Idyllwild business. Cal ABC regulations limit the number of licenses…
The CHP reports two “mud, dirt or rock” slides affecting travel to or from the hill. One was reported at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74 near Pinyon Drive as five 10-inch diameter rocks in the westbound roadway with one vehicle pulled over to the side. The other was reported at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday…