This year, 2023, has been one of many weather surprises, extremes and changes — from winter’s record precipitation to the moderate spring, a boiling summer and then a rare hurricane appearance last month. In the final weeks of July, Idyllwild set five high temperature records; then last week, another high temperature record was tied. On…

The Mountain Area Safety Taskforce has created a committee to investigate what actions might be necessary to improve, strengthen and expand the ability to broadcast emergency messages on the Hill. Last month, several county and local officials met at the Idyllwild Fire Station to explore what options might be best to achieve these goals. Concern…

Once again the Idyllwild Town Crier captured several awards in the statewide Better Newspapers Contest, which the California Newspaper Publishers Association annually sponsors. The contest period was from November 2013 through October 2014. Two of our contributors earned second-place awards for their work. Cheryl Bayse’s photograph of the girl and the butterfly during Butterfly Daze…