
PHOTO COURTESY OF PHYLLIS MUELLER
Mayor Max III and Vice Mayor Meadow’s first event Saturday
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Opposition to Smart Meter installation grows
Idyllwild Snow Talk is a growing group of concerned citizens dedicated to seeking long-term solutions to problems caused by the large influx of recreational snow visitors in a town and area with very limited public recreation space and minimal infrastructure (public parking and public bathrooms.) Marsha Kennedy, who leads the group, stresses the solutions need…
It was a good rain last week. Nearly 2.25 inches of precipitation were recorded at the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Ranger Station. Since the rain year began on July 1, almost 4.5 inches of rain have fallen there. Idyllwild and Pine Cove have received about twice the rain recorded at Keenwild. Four inches were recorded…
With an increase in cases and hospitalizations, the county was ordered by the state to close more businesses if those businesses could not operate outdoors. The area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has a total of 10 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19, the same number reported when the newspaper went to print last week, according to…
The next general manager of the Fern Valley Water District will be Victor Jimenez, who currently works for the City of El Monte. He was the unanimous choice of the board and will begin in early April. FVWD received 15 applications for the position, and the General Manager Selection Committee, composed of directors Trischa Clark…
About nine months ago, Cal Fire filed its lawsuit in state court seeking some $8.5 million in damages for Cal Fire’s various costs due to the Mountain Fire of July 15, 2013. But the federal government, which, through the U.S. Forest Service, expended the lion’s share of monies owing to the blaze, has yet to…