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Photo by J.P. Crumrine

Photo by J.P. Crumrine
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The Town Crier has Members from Hawaii to Maine, with about 400 newspapers being mailed to off-the-Hill destinations each week. As a Town Crier Member, your newspaper will be mailed to you directly.If you have an Idyllwild or Mountain Center mailbox, you’ll get your newspaper on Wednesdays. If you live off the Hill, you’ll be…
Each afternoon, from Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 15 to 17, Riverside County Emergency Management officials issued warnings of possible scattered heavy rain in the Cranston Fire area and potential mudslides. Evacuations of the Hurkey Creek, Apple Canyon, Fleming Ranch and Strawberry Creek areas were issued each afternoon. The Cranston Fire, which was started by arson…
65 years ago – 1949 With the help of a slide rule, Larry Smith estimated he had removed 8 tons of snow from his roof. 60 years ago – 1954 The snow pack in Tahquitz Valley, the survey team found, measured only 28 inches in depth. 55 years ago – 1959 Planes and…
Highway 243 is closed in both directions just north of Lake Fulmor. However, a second project on Hwy. 243 between Skyland Ranch and Mt. Edna Road will result in a flagging operation. One lane will be open and pilot vehicle will guide traffic through the work zone. This work, slope and drainage repairs, will be…
Saturday the Idyllwild Historical Society held its 12th Annual Home Tour …
By Marsha KennedyContributed Over the New Years’ weekend, Idyllwild was struck by an unprecedented avalanche of snow-play visitors — more than the Hill has ever seen, in the estimate of many residents. In addition to the illegal parking, trespassing and littering, which unfortunately have become standard features of such events, traffic congestion was staggering. One…