A rockslide has 243 blocked between Marion View and lower Saunders Meadow Road.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Rockslide on Hwy 243 just south of Idyllwild
By Jack Clark
A rockslide has 243 blocked between Marion View and lower Saunders Meadow Road.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Doug and Pat Austin decided to make a $200 donation to support ARF. Doug called me and told me he had learned of the theft of $50 in donations to ARF from Gary’s Deli where donations are being collected for the 2014 Mayor Max and the Mayors of Idyllwild Calendars. He wanted me to know…
By J.P. Crumrine News Editor and Jack Clark Co-publisher/Correspondent Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, about 30 people, not all Idyllwild residents, came out to listen to the candidates for the Idyllwild Water District board answer questions from the public. Besides an opening and closing statement, the five candidates — Jim Billman, Dean Lattin, Steven Kunkle, Warren…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 23 to 29. Idyllwild • Sept. 23 — Public disturbance, 2:38 p.m., 26000 block of Hwy. 243. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 23 — Public disturbance, 6:50 p.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 23…
Mountain Communities Fire Safe CouncilContributed The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) is hosting a community outreach and education event from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Mountain Resource Community Center, 25380 Franklin Dr., to deepen community understanding of natural disasters and inspire preparation and safety for these kinds of events. The…
We are pleased to announce that the Red Kettle restaurant is the first Hill business to make special offers to Town Crier Members. If you’re on the Red Kettle’s Town Crier Membership list, you are eligible for special discounts. And if you originally elected to be an anonymous donor, you can always stop by the…
By JP Crumrine Correspondent In 1959, fentanyl was created as an anesthesia for use in operating rooms and later as a painkiller. However, it is entirely synthetic and evolved into an addictive drug, becoming the leading cause of death in the United States. Fentanyl is an opioid and for medicinal use is classified as a…