Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) is an environment that nurtures arts exploration — a place for high school students to hone their art of choice while completing the necessary credits to graduate high school.  Four-year student Aminta Skye spoke with the Town Crier via Zoom over the weekend, telling her story about how IAA has shaped…

Sunday afternoon at about 4, Cal Fire firefighters responded to an emergency call concerning an injured dirt biker near Thomas Mountain. With assistance from the San Bernardino National Forest’s San Jacinto Ranger District firefighters, the responders located the biker in a remote area. Cal Fire Helicopter 301 was summoned to hoist the individual out of…

Idyllwild House Publishing Co. Ltd., and owners Jack and Becky Clark, publishers of the Idyllwild Town Crier, were sued April 21 in Riverside County Superior Court by J. Lee Pentrack, aka J.L. Pentrack, a former employee and joint venturer on Palm to Pines Magazine, whose publication was suspended when Pentrack resigned in January. Pentrack alleges…