
Josh Whitney’s Pacific Slope lumber mill on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center didn’t survive the Cranston Fire but his home did.
Photo by Steven King
Lumber area lost; home saved
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Josh Whitney’s Pacific Slope lumber mill on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center didn’t survive the Cranston Fire but his home did.
Photo by Steven King
At 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, Paulina Soldana, 18, of Anza, was driving her gray 2016 Honda Civic north on Apple Canyon Road, two-tenths of a mile north of Highway 74. Behind her, also driving north, was Justin Pandal, 30, of Northport, New York. The California Highway Patrol report was not complete as of…
Living Free’s request for a revised conditional use permit (CUP) and rezoning was unanimously approved by the Riverside County Planning Commission at its Dec. 1 meeting. After its approval, Commission Chair Carl Bruce Shaffer announced that the proposal still must garner approval from the board of supervisors.In 2016, Living Free went to the commission for…
Back in March, Pine Cove resident Roy Prifogle went missing. It’s been a long year, and after almost nine months, Prifogle has not been found. Last week, the Town Crier spoke with Kendra Johnson, Prifogle’s daughter, to see how she and her family are doing. According to Johnson, the last time the Riverside County Sheriff’s…
The $25 drop-off fee for certain e-waste recycling at the Idyllwild Transfer Station remains in place, according to Mike Williams of Waste Management Inc., who operates the station, and John Watkins, deputy director, Environmental Protection and Oversight, Riverside County Department of Environmental Health. Reasons cited include legislation that does not prohibit collection of the fees…
The Town Crier’s tasks include advising its community of goods and services available from businesses on the Hill and in our surrounding communities, as well as the purchase and sale of available real estate on our beautiful island in the sky.We also advise of opportunities to participate in community service, library, education and outdoor activities…
At Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s Tuesday meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s request to change its election years was approved without any discussion. Beginning in 2018, the election of IFPD commissioners will coincide with either presidential or California gubernatorial elections. In April, the IFPD commission approved a resolution requesting that future elections be held…