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PHOTO: Clark accepts award
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Town Crier Publisher-Editor Becky Clark speaks to the California Press Foundation audience Friday night at the Marines’ Memorial Club in San Francisco after receiving the Justus F. Craemer Newspaper Executive of the Year award. Clark’s grandson, Carter Johnson, 8, holds the award presented by Hal Fuson. Clark also was elected chair of the foundation earlier in the day.

Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District recently responded to the following calls. • July 5 — Medical aid, 4:37 a.m. Tollgate Rd.• July 5 — Walk-in medical aid, 8:29 a.m.• July 5 — Medical aid, 2:01 p.m. N. Circle Dr.• July 5 — Walk-in medical aid, 4:44 p.m.• July 6 — Walk-in medical aid, 11:45…
This week’s update from Caltrans alerts motorists to delays on Highway 243 South of Idyllwild and North of Pine Cove. Highway 243 Work Scheduled for Week of November 3Crews will conduct multiple daytime projects on SR-243 between Mountain Center and Idyllwild from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work will include upgrading storm…
Idyllwild is surrounded by the San Jacinto Ranger District in the San Bernardino National Forest. According to Cal Fire, this area is a very high fire hazard area. And with a history of wildfires — Mountain Fire (2013) and the Cranston Fire (2018) — fire insurance is important and good protection.However, fire insurance companies view…
By California Public Utilities CommissionContributed The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to hold utilities accountable during wildfires and Public Safety Power Shut-offs (PSPS), said it will hold a hearing Nov. 20 on the operations of communications companies during the October PSPS events in California. Directed to appear before the CPUC’s Commissioners are…
A 7-year-old boy from Beaumont was sledding on the afternoon of Sunday, March 14 on the 52000 block of Sylvan Way in Pine Cove while he and his family were visiting friends in the area. At approximately 2:53 p.m. as the child was sledding, a 35-year-old male was driving a 2020 Ford Transit 350 FedEx…
By Betsy Schwartz Vice President, Public Education and Strategic Initiatives National Council for Behavioral Health As wildfires burn throughout California — making this the worst fire season in years — firefighters on the frontlines are working around the clock to beat back racing infernos. It’s difficult for most of us to imagine the destruction they…