

Photo by John Drake
Local students join nationwide walkout
By Idyllwild Town Crier
On Friday, April 20, dozens of Idyllwild Arts Academy students walked from the campus to Village Center in Idyllwild in support of gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. Here they are passing Idyllwild School, where students were in front of the school also participating in the national “walk-out.”


Town Crier has received confirmation that the man fatally injured at 11 a.m. Saturday and was reported dead at 1:02 p.m. the same day was a rock climber and has been identified as Bryan Rockwood, 49, of San Diego. Rockwood fell from Tahquitz Rock. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, Idyllwild Fire, the Riverside County Sheriff’s, U.S. Forest Service and Riverside…
How it occurred is controversial Many locals know it as Lily Rock, but climbers prefer to call it Tahquitz Rock. It’s one of the more famous climbing sites in California and is where the Yosemite Decimal System for rating the degree of difficulty of rock climbs reportedly was first developed back in the 1950s. Tahquitz…
Like so many businesses and organizations on our Hill, the Town Crier continues to be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some businesses and organizations do continue to faithfully advertise with us, but some haven’t been able to advertise due to the financial strain so many are facing. So, in March, the Town Crier applied…
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Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Monday to Sunday, May 30 June 5. • May 30 — EMS call, transport person, 10:06 a.m. Hwy. 243.• May 30 — EMS call, provide advanced life support, 8:09 p.m. Hwy. 74.• May 31 — EMS call, transport person, 3:54 a.m. Fern Valley Rd.•…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District has canceled its Tuesday, March 27 meeting. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, April 10. Fern Valley Water District has scheduled a special meeting for 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 28. The subject will be vesting of employee health insurance benefits for newly hired employees. A. Resolution No. 525: Electing…