While two local water districts — Idyllwild and Pine Cove — are in the midst of a heated campaign for board seats, two other local special districts — Fern Valley Water and Idyllwild Fire Protection — settled the filling of their board seats without needing the August vote-by-mail election. At the July 21 Board of…

Two incidents of post-election graffiti were reported last week — one on Strawberry Creek Bridge in Idyllwild near the HELP Center and the other in the men’s bathroom at the Idyllwild Public Library. Both were promptly removed and no reports were made to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31, both of Huntington Beach, were identified as the rock climbers who died Wednesday, Sept. 28, on Tahquitz Rock. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office listed the time of injury of 12:21 p.m. and time of death of 1:18 p.m. for both climbers. Idyllwild received a substantial lightning and hail…

The Town Crier mistakenly reported that Fairway Foods Market is closed for Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. For more information, visit https://fairwayfoods.net.