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By Idyllwild Town Crier


Last week, Peter Aldana, Riverside County’s assessor-county clerk-recorder, announced that the county’s total real estate assessment valuation has exceeded $400 billion for the first time. The 2023 assessment of $404 billion is $35 billion more than the 2022 total. Real estate assessments’ growth on the Hill was greater but below the countywide increase of 9.6%….
Fern Valley Water District adopted a resolution last week limiting the use of water outdoors for irrigation as well as car washing. The action was in response to the recent emergency water regulations the State Water Resources Control Board promulgated. “Our [current] resolution doesn’t exactly specify the state rule,” said General Manager Steve Erler. Specifically,…
Terri Bowen, senior recreation program manager for county service areas, wears many hats. She oversees recreation programs in seven locations from Blythe to Corona for the Economic Development Agency. And she is currently Acting Recreation Manager for the Idyllwild Recreation Program at Town Hall. “I’m a fixer,” Bowen said. “I’m asked to see what can…
The national protest against Monsanto Company and its genetically modified food products touched Idyllwild, as well as the nation. Local protest organizers began assembling around 11 a.m. Saturday to prepare signs and placards. About noon, the march of several dozen people started on North Circle Drive and continued to Strawberry Plaza, the location of Harvest…
The Local Review Board (LRB) of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District (IHPD) met Thursday, Jan. 26, at Idyllwild Library. Present were President Terry Shirley and new board members Stephanie Yost and David Cutter. Members Warren Monroe and Ron Kamermeyer were absent and Kammermeyer has stepped down, leaving an opening. Representing the county was Bridget Lawlor,…
An Idyllwild man arrested on three felony charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and inflicting corporal punishment on a spouse or cohabitant has been convicted and sentenced in Riverside County Superior Court.“On Monday, June 13, 2022, at 4:44 am, deputies responded to the 54200 block of Strawberry Drive, Idyllwild, regarding a domestic violence call for service,”…