
Photo by Steven King
Fuels reduction continues along Hwy. 243
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Under the direction of Nochella Hunes, forestry assistant for Cal Fire, Bautista crews and Caltrans worked together to remove trees and reduce the volume of other fuels along Highway 243 just south of town recently. Traffic was limited to one lane during their efforts.

The effects of the 2013 Mountain Fire continue to threaten the local biosystem even though the flames were extinguished long ago. Last month, Debra Nelson, U.S. Forest Service botanist on the San Jacinto Ranger District, led an expedition into Garner Valley’s Johnson Meadow to help protect native plants from the encroachment and invasion of the…
Mary RiderContributor A tale of loss, followed by hope, disappointment and eventually renewed effort was published by the Town Crier in 2018. The article, written by JP Crumrine, described attempts to save an endangered local species in the San Jacinto Mountains range. An update to the story is available this Saturday in Idyllwild. The Mountain…
Regardless of how Hill residents voted, which candidates they favored, the Hill is fertile area for candidates to reap votes. Again, from north on Highway 243 to Paradise Corners, the turnout substantially exceeded state and county interest in the November election. Turnout The California Secretary of State reported that 12.7 million Californians cast ballots in…
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier has spent time catching the newspaper up on the traffic collisions that have occurred since May 20. Last week, the newspaper reported collisions from May 20 to June 13. This report includes collisions from June 14 to July 2. However, a couple of collisions are still…
The Directors of the Idyllwild Water District met this month at the Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting room, as their own board room is under construction. Board President Charles Schelly acknowledged the recent resignation of director Steve Kunkle. He said, in answer to a question from the public, that the board would not attempt to…
Editor’s note: Riverside County’s Planning Department has proposed major changes to Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals” (STRs). The draft is available for public comment. The March 10 edition of the Town Crier describes the significant differences between the current ordinance and the revised draft. The March 17 issue has a story discussing the draft…