Four people officially listed as missing through the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) are still missing. The Town Crier contacted RCSD Friday morning for any updates on the cases of Roy Prifogle, Melissa Lane, Dia Abrams and Rosario Garcia. According to CBS Channel 8 out of San Diego, multiple search warrants were issued by RCSD…

(This is taken from a Cal Fire press release.) After a wet winter, warming temperatures are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting Cal Fire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential…

Idyllwild Library staff is going back on June 15. The library will not be open to patrons for at least a week and there will be modifications. “Be ready for rules,” said Idyllwild Library Branch Manager Shannon Ng.   Staff will be at the library part-time beginning June 15 to get it ready, sanitizing and…

But still short of average rainfall A week of rain and snow fell throughout the Hill from Sunday, Jan. 13, through Thursday night, Jan. 17. During this period, the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded more than 3 inches of rain. Although it seemed to rain continuously during that week, fortunately, this was not…