Editor’s note: At its March 14 meeting, the Pine Cove Water District Board of Directors selected Steven King as the fifth director replacing Joel Palmer, who resigned in January. Since King did not campaign for the position, the Town Crier interviewed him so the community would have some knowledge of the new water director. He…

Idyllwild Conversations is presenting “Rekindling the Trailfinders” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Idyllwild Library. Hosts for this special evening are Dr. Jennifer Gee, (director, James Reserve), Julie Steiger, (counselor, Idyllwild Arts), Sarah Fogelsong, (assistant director, Pathfinders) and Rick Barker, (author, moral psychology). Everyone is invited to this free discussion on how to…

Pressured by public concerns over health and privacy issues, the California Public Utilities Commission previously required state public electricity providers to offer Smart Meter opt-out provisions to its customers. Now the utilities are proposing to raise the opt-out charges.