

HELP Center marks 20 years of service to Idyllwild
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The Town Crier has Members from Honolulu, Hawaii to Kennebunkport, Maine, and many states between. As a Town Crier Member in the U.S., your newspaper will be mailed to you directly — about 400 Town Crier newspapers are mailed to off-the-Hill destinations each week. Members in Canada read their Town Crier online, which U.S. members…
Regardless of how Hill residents voted, which candidates they favored, the Hill is fertile area for candidates to reap votes. Again, from north on Highway 243 to Paradise Corners, the turnout substantially exceeded state and county interest in the November election. Turnout The California Secretary of State reported that 12.7 million Californians cast ballots in…
A 2-acre fire started near Toro Peak Monday afternoon, Aug. 17. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was 90 percent contained and full containment was expected by Tuesday evening. To prevent the fire’s spread, more than 130 firefighters were committed, including two helicopters and four air tankers. Units from Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego…
Former Idyllwild Water District (IWD) General Manager Michael Creighton was fired from his role on Sept. 25, 2019 and filed (Jan. 31) then served (Feb. 25) a wrongful termination lawsuit against IWD. As the newspaper previously reported the lawsuit against IWD was based on alleged violations of the California Government Code’s Fair Employment and Housing…
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will host a free Backyard Composting class and Make Your Own Worm Bin workshop Saturday, Jan. 7, in Moreno Valley. Learn how to recycle organic resources, such as yard trimmings, as well as fruit and vegetable waste into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling soil conditioner. The hands-on class will…
Marilyn Hansen Weare, who with her husband Luther, purchased the Idyllwild Town Crier from founders Ernie and Betty Maxwell in 1971, died at the age of 92 on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. She was living in Yorba Linda at the time of her death. Born into a family of Danish immigrants then living in Cleveland,…