Idyllwild Water District (IWD) staff and directors discussed a large water loss and the employee investment policy, as well as approved a proposal for a five-year rate study at last week’s Wednesday, Aug. 17 meeting.In the July operations report, a 19% loss of water raised the eyebrows of directors. General Manager Leo Havener said he…

Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for the three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire Protection. The FVWD information appeared in the Feb. 14 issue and the IWD information was in the Feb. 7 issue. IFPD will appear next week. Each…

At 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, a California Highway Patrol officer, who was eating lunch at Mountain Center Cafe, walked out to the parking lot to find that his patrol vehicle, a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, had a dent in the right rear quarter panel, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer….

Multiple outlets have done stories on the people who have gone missing in and around the Idyllwild area including News 8 out of San Diego, the Press Enterprise and Desert Sun. News 8’s Investigative Producer David Gotfredson has been following the story on Lydia “Dia” Abrams closely because of her ties to the San Diego…

Since the beginning of June, the Town Crier has contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau every week in an attempt to receive updates about the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. RCSD Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro writes in the latest email communication last Thursday, “As soon as any information…