The Town Crier now has obtained the actual number of taxable parcels within each of Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s 21 tax rate areas, so we now can calculate the average percentage for each taxable parcel within the district. For parcels within IFPD, an average of 15.56 percent of the property tax goes to fire protection,…

A Palm Springs man was pronounced dead at the scene of a traffic collision Sunday afternoon in Mountain Center. Timothy Brunner, 58, was riding a white 2000 Harley-Davidson Softtail at 3:50 p.m. eastbound on Highway 74 one-tenth of a mile west of Keen Camp Road when he entered a right-hand curve at 40 mph, too…

Money and finances were the dominant topics during the April 20 Idyllwild Water District meeting. While customers have diligently been conserving water, the revenue stream appears to be declining, according to General Manager Tom Lynch. While water production was less in March compared to March 2015, revenue, according to Hosny Shouman, chief financial officer, was…

Idyllwild resident Julia Romero, 17, was severely injured in a head-on, hit-and-run automobile crash on Friday, March 31. The other driver also was arrested for DUI. Prior to the crash Julia was an honors student at Hemet High School and a star runner on the girls track team. Julia is finishing rehabilitation at Totally Kids…