
Construction begins soon for Phase I of the Idyllwild Community Center. Photos by JP Crumrine
Idyllwild Community Center site closed for construction
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Construction begins soon for Phase I of the Idyllwild Community Center. Photos by JP Crumrine
Riverside County’s property assessments have finally recovered from the recent recession. For fiscal year 2016-17, the county’s assessment roll exceeds its previous record, which was achieved in 2008. The total county property assessment is $255.1 billion, which is 5 percent more than last year’s total of $242.7 billion. “This is the fourth-consecutive year of…
Michael LaFata, formerly of Orange County, is the newest Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) director who moved with his wife Alexandra to the Hill in 2020. The Hill was their choice after a careful and extended evaluation of several Southern California mountain communities. The LaFatas wanted a home in the mountains and first explored San…
from Saturday, June 7, 2014
A couple weeks ago, the Town Crier reported on the status of the case related to Scott Shere, whose nine-year prison sentence for pleading guilty to both issuing criminal death threats and sending a threatening letter with the intent to extort money on Aug. 6 was reduced to three years probation. The newspaper inquired with…
If campaign contributions were votes, incumbent District Attorney Michael Hestrin will be easily re-elected over challenger Lara Gressley. But dollars are not votes and voters will await the results of the June 5 election. Hestrin has slightly more than $200,000 in cash available until election day and more than a month to raise more money….
Reported missing June 30 David O’Sullivan, 25, left his home in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, on March 20. A novice hiker, O’Sullivan planned a five-month hike of the entire Pacific Crest Trail from the border with Mexico to that with Canada. He started in Campo on March 22. He last contacted his family on April…