


Cranston Fire, Friday 11:20 a.m. – Photos by Steven King
By Jack Clark
As the deadline, May 29, for filing to run for a seat on any of the local special districts approaches, several interesting results have already appeared. The major development is that six people have requested candidacy papers for a seat on the Idyllwild Water board. Three — James Billman, board president, Dean Lattin and Warren…
The details of a mountain communication system are in the works, according to Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont at the last IFPD board meeting held Sept. 24. Details about the materials and construction of the system are in discussion so that a final cost can be nailed down. In the meantime, there…
Caltrans District 8 work on the Hurkey Creek Bridge replacement moves into a second stage with a narrower, one-direction lane on the north side of the project. Work on the south or Lake Hemet side required narrowing the north-side lane slightly. The north-side lane now measures 10 feet, 10 inches. That’s a 130-inch horizontal clearance…
Wednesday afternoon, May 24, Michael Austin, 46, of Idyllwild, came to the Town Crier office to talk about the incident a few weeks ago wherein he was observed with a BB gun not very far from Idyllwild School. Austin stated he wanted to explain how the incident occurred by way of reassuring people that there…
At 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, a collision occurred on Highway 243 north of Highway 74. Jeremy Duy-Thy-Pham Vo, 23, of Moreno Valley, while driving a blue 2008 Nissan 350Z southbound on Highway 243, had a collision with a vehicle driven by Dennis Patrick McGuire, 72, of Idyllwild, driving a gray 2002 Honda Civic, also…
At about 11:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, U.S. Forest Service firefighters responded to a small vegetation wildfire off of Highway 74 near the old turkey ranch south of the highway, heading toward Hemet. The Turkey incident, a small spot fire, was quickly extinguished. No cause was given. U.S. Forest Service firefighters also responded to a…