At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

Fire at transfer station
By Idyllwild Town Crier
At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, Riverside County Fire reported a fire at on Saunders Meadow Road dubbed the Saunders Fire.
The fire is contained to the Idyllwild Transfer Station.

The March 30 meeting of the Idyllwild Water District (IWD) Board ofDirectors included the swearing in of Mitch Davis to the fill a seatthat has been vacant for the last year. This also was the first meeting at which interim General Manager (GM)Curt Sauer was able to give a report of his management style in…
Repairs may take weeks and months Roads into Idyllwild were closed for the second time in six months. This isolation is the result of an atmospheric river overflowing onto Southern California. In late July and early August, the Cranston Fire caused the closure of highways 74 and 243. The latter was opened when the fire…
An AMS commercial paving truck towing a trailer with a pavement grinder overturned on Highway 243 about 5 p.m. Friday, April 26, as it was heading southbound. The incident happened about 1 to 1.2 miles north of Mountain Center (past the U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station toward Idyllwild). The fuel tank spilled about 60…
Commissioner Paul Riggi conducted a brief and efficient meeting in his final role as Idyllwild Fire Protection District vice president. Overseeing a special meeting, the commission elected officers, at least, until the new full commission meets on Dec. 13 and approved a resolution for a fire equipment grant. Commissioner Jeannine Charles-Stigall was chosen president, Dr….
The Town Crier keeps serving our community owing to our membership model and through our advertising. Both are critical to our newspaper’s future existence.As more and more businesses and organizations are returning to full operation, they will be letting customers and clients know their new business hours, their fares and wares, and their return-to-full-operations specials…
Water loss down significantly For the second consecutive month, the directors of the Pine Cove Water District had no old or new business on their meeting agenda. Reviewing the financial report for September and the budget for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018-19, and hearing General Manager Jerry Holldber’s operations report made up the…