The Idyllwild Water District Finance Committee reviewed the draft audit report for fiscal year 2013-14 last week. The committee recommended sending it to the board’s regular meeting on Oct. 15 for approval and acceptance. Representatives from the audit firm of Rogers, Anderson, Malody and Scott will be at the meeting to answer specific questions. The…

The Town Crier recently hosted a roundtable discussion with public safety officials, who would be in the management positions in the event we had another fire. To give the conversation context, we used the Cranston Fire. This served in giving the readers a look into behind the scenes thoughts and actions taken by public safety…

The U.S. Forest Service – San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF) received a call for a vegetation fire about 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22. The fire was located off the Webster Trail in Pine Cove, according to the SBNF.  “The fire is a quarter acre in light to medium fuels with moderate rate of spread,”…

The American Legion Post 800 suffered another burglary the second week of November. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandi Swan, deputies from the Hemet Mountain Station responded at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the location on Marian View Drive in Idyllwild.“The investigation revealed that an unknown suspect(s) entered the business at some point…

The Town Crier office is now centrally located immediately next to Idyllwild Pharmacy and is open for usual Town Crier business by phone at 951-659-2145.  Specialty job printing is available (flyers, 11×17 posters, menus, business cards, etc.). Call the office or email mandy@towncrier.com to arrange for the drop-off and pick-up details. If you need just…